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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 8; Issue 1.2 (February 2020)

Page No.: 7316-7319

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2019.365

TESTABLISHING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FOOT LENGTH AND HEIGHT – REGRESSION ANALYSIS STUDY IN PUNE REGION

Aparna Joshi 1, Ganesh Khemnar *2, Medha Puranik 3.

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

 Email: draparnaj@gmail.com

*2 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

3 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Ganesh Khemnar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Phone: 9960348338 E-Mail: khemnarganesh@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Evaluation of height from multiple long bones is done by several researchers with variable degree of success. Limited literature exists on establishing the correlation between foot length (FL) and height (Ht). The present study was implemented to find out percentage ratio of FL to Ht and to assess the relationship between foot length and height through regression analysis method.

Materials and Methods: An observational anthropometric study was done on healthy 500 male and female students with age bracket of 18 to 23 years. Foot length and height measurements were done by appropriate instruments and same expert to avoid observer bias.  SPSS (Version 12) software was used for data analysis and correlation coefficients. Multiple regression correlation analysis methods were used to evaluate statistical differences.

Results:  The mean FL was significantly higher in all age groups of males than that of females (p < 0.001). The correlation coefficient ‘r’ was statistically significant for majority of age groups (p < 0.01). There was positive correlation between foot length and height and in the study reliable regressive equation was derived.

Conclusions: The study reported statistically significant correlation between foot length and height of individuals. The regression equation derived in the study can be utilized effectively for estimation of height in a diverse population group and it would be very useful for personal identification in forensic medicine field and anthropology.

Key words: Correlation, Foot Length, Height, Regression Analysis.

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Cite this article: Aparna Joshi, Ganesh Khemnar, Medha Puranik. ESTABLISHING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FOOT LENGTH AND HEIGHT – REGRESSION ANALYSIS STUDY IN PUNE REGION. Int J Anat Res 2020;8(1.2):7316-7319. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2019.365