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Research Paper | Anatomy and Histology | India | Volume 4 Issue 7, July 2015

Anthropometric Relation between Height and Arm Length in Adult Male Population of Faridabad, Haryana

Maheshwar Chawla | Munish Khanna

Abstract: Determining height of an individual from the skeletal remains is one of most important task of an anthropologist. Numerous studies have done to estimate height from the arm span but few have focused on arm length. Our study has established a correlation between the arm length and the height of subjects, the study subjects were adult males in Faridabad, Haryana. Arm length and height of the subjects were measured anthropometrically. The results of this study provide a regression formula between arm length and height of an individual and are statistically significant.

Keywords: Anthropology, Anthropometry, Height, Arm length, Adult male, Haryana

Edition: Volume 4 Issue 7, July 2015,

Pages: 1962 - 1964