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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 5; Issue 3.3 (September 2017)

Page No.: 4321-4325

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2017.244

CORRELATION AND REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF STATURE IN RELATION TO HEAD LENGTH IN CHILDERN IN NORTH KARNATAKA

Vinitha G *1, Mallikarjun M 2.

*1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

2 Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, Karnataka, India.

Address for Correspondence: Dr Vinitha G, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. E-Mail: drvinithagang@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background: Anthropometric measurements vary in different races, sex and age groups. Stature prediction occupies relatively a central position for identification both in forensic medico legal investigations and anthropologists.

Materials and Methods: The study was done on 200 children of both sexes between 8 to 12yrs from school in Department of Anatomy VIMS Bellary. Staturemeter was used to measure height and spreading calliper to measure head length. Pearson correlation was used to see correlation between height and head length and regression analysis to derive an equation.

Results: Head length and height are positively correlated among boys with correlation coefficient of 0.20 which is statistically significant. Among girls also it is positively correlated with correlation coefficient of 0.41 which is statistically highly significant. When both boys and girls were combined it also showed positive correlation with correlation coefficient being 0.39 which is statistically highly significant.

The regression formula obtained is Y = 93.611+2.518(X) for boys, Y = 27.643+6.226(X) for girls and Y = 47.928+5.084(X) when combined where Y is stature and X is head length.

Conclusion: If either of the measurement (head length or total height) is known, the other can be calculated which can be practically used for identification by forensic experts and anthropologists.

KEY WORDS: Stature, Height, Head length, Anthropometry, Correlation, Regression.

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Cite this article: Vinitha G, Mallikarjun M. CORRELATION AND REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF STATURE IN RELATION TO HEAD LENGTH IN CHILDERN IN NORTH KARNATAKA. Int J Anat Res 2017;5(3.3):4321-4325. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2017.244