ABSTRACT
Stature or body height is one of the important and useful anthropometric parameter that determines the physical identity of an individual. The present study was done in department of Anatomy, Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar on 400 (200 males and 200 females) healthy, asymptomatic medical subjects belonging to various regions of North India. The subjects were measured for stature and hand length of left side with standard anthropometer and a sliding caliper respectively and data was subjected to statistical analysis for deriving regression equations. The regression equations were derived both for male and female North Indians separately by means of which living stature can be accurately estimated when fragmentary or mutilated portion of upper extremity is recovered. The present study showed significant (p< 0.001) positive correlation between stature and hand length.