This paper presents the results of an anthropometric study of 55 black and 74 white females, ages 23-28 years, employed by a state agency in North Carolina. All subjects were measured for height and arm-span. Correlations of the two measures were obtained for each race independently, and differences between the two races were examined. Correlation of arm-span and height for black subjects was 0.776 and for white subjects was 0.894. Analysis of covariance revealed significant (P less than or equal to 0.001) interaction between race and the relationship between arm-span and height.
This paper presents the results of an anthropometric study of 293 Black and 298 White females, ages 35-89 years, who were healthy, non-institutionalized residents of North Carolina. All subjects were measured for arm-span and height. Correlations of the two measures were obtained for each race independently. Additionally, age as a factor in arm-span and height correlation for the two races was examined. Correlation of arm-span and height for Black subjects was 0.852 and for White subjects was 0.903. Age and height correlation for White women was -0.237 and for Black women was -0.114. Age and arm-span correlation for White women was -0.167 and for Black women was -0.106. Separate equations for estimation of height based on age and arm-span were developed for women of the two races: height of White women (cm) = 29.58-(0.04 x age) + (0.81 x arm-span); height of Black women (cm) = 37.72-(0.01 x age) + (0.73 x arm-span).
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