ESTIMATION OF STATURE

UPPER ARM LENGTH – A RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF STATURE

Abstract

Objectives: Estimation of height from upper arm length in healthy adult medical
students in Lahore. Design: Cross sectional, observational. Place and Duration of Study:
FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry, Lahore from November 2017 to January 2018. Material
and Methods: This study included 100 healthy medical students (50 males and 50 females)
aged 19-25 years. The stature and upper arm length were measured for each subject in
anatomical position. The data was compiled on excel and then analyzed on SPSS version
11. Results: Stature in males was between 162 and 192 cm with the mean of 173.4 cm and
standard deviation of 6.03 cm while the stature in females was from 147 to 169.5 cm with the
mean of 159.9 cm and standard deviation of 5.39 cm. Overall, there was positive correlation
between stature and UAL of subjects (r2=0.86, p=2.85E-44). Also this correlation was evident
for male cases (r2=0.88, P=5.85E-24) as well as female cases (r=0.96, P=5.72E-35) when
evaluated as separate entities. All these correlations were statistically significant. Conclusion:
The study suggested that upper arm length is a reliable factor for predicting the stature in
medical students in Lahore.