A study of correlation of hand and foot dimensions for personal identification in mass disasters

A Study of correlation between Middle Finger Length and Height in a Tribal District Population of India

“…5,6 Most of the workers used intact long limb bones like femur, tibia, humerus and radius for estimation of stature which is natural heights of a person in an upright position and various methods, formulae and regression equations are devised for various population groups. 2,7,8 But very little work is done towards correlation of height and various finger lengths like Macdonnel who compared the stature with the length of the middle finger of English criminals 9 and Tyagi et al 5 who found accurate or near accurate correlation between stature and finger lengths in Delhi region of India. 5 Each race and population of geographical areas needs specific formulae as it is because many factors like race, ethnicity, nutritional factors, and environmental status play important role in the development and growth of human beings.…”

Association of Hand Length with Height in Nigerian School Children

“…Estimation of height using various physical measurements has been attempted by many researchers but the one variable that proves to be consistently reliable in the estimation of height is the hand length (Shintaku and Funiyay, 1990;Kanchan et al, 2010). The result from the present study shows that hand length can be used to predict height, together with age, weight and BMI.…”

Height Estimation Based on Foot Length and Breadth in Children, Teenager, and Adult in Bandung City, Indonesia

“…[1][2][3][4] Identifikasi melalui pemeriksaan profil biologis dilakukan dengan pengelompokan dan perbandingan dengan data semasa hidup (ante-mortem). Estimasi tinggi badan merupakan salah satu profil biologis dasar yang penting dalam identifikasi, selain jenis kelamin, tinggi badan, ras/ancestry, dan usia.…”

“…7 Pada jenazah tidak utuh, diperlukan metode yang berbeda untuk mengidentifikasi bagian-bagian tubuh manusia (human remains). 1,3,6,8 Pada kondisi seperti ini, para ahli biasanya menggunakan metode matematika. 7 Dalam estimasi tinggi badan dari ukuran tangan dan kaki, analisis regresi lebih baik dibandingkan multiplication factor.…”