A Study of Estimation of Stature by Foot Length among Students and Staff of Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapur

Authors

  • Pratapsingh Rathod Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, D.Y.Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharastra
  • E S Goudar Professor& Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapur, Karnataka

Keywords:

Stature, Right Foot Length, Left Foot Length, Correlation, Regression

Abstract

Stature is one of the important parameters in identification of any individual. Estimating stature  using various parts of body is important in medico-legal investigations since correlation has been found  between stature and different parts of body by many studies. Stature estimation using foot length has  been done by many studies in different age groups and different regions. Since stature varies among  individuals of different sex, race and regions, present study was done to obtain data of this region. It was  cross-sectional study carried out on 200 subjects of both sexes (100 male and 100 female), between 21- 40 years from the medical college. Stature was measured using standard height measuring instrument  and both right and left foot length was measured using Vernier calipers. The correlation coefficient (r),  and regression equation for correlation between right and left foot length and stature in males was found  to be 0.677, Stature = 89.297+3.158RFL and 0.707, Stature = 89.163+3.189LFL, respectively. The  correlation coefficient (r), and regression equation for correlation between right and left foot length and  stature in females was 0.592, Stature = 84.203+3.087RFL and 0.582, Stature = 82.477+3.203LFL,  respectively. The correlation coefficient (r), and regression equation for correlation between right and left  foot length and stature in pooled subjects was 0.811, Stature = 53.591+4.489RFL and 0.823, Stature =  55.195+4.469LFL, respectively. 

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Published

2019-01-03

How to Cite

A Study of Estimation of Stature by Foot Length among Students and Staff of Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapur . (2019). Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 40(4), 322–333. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/jiafm/article/view/7784