STATURE PREDICTION OF PUNJAB POPULATION (PAKISTAN) FROM HAND, FOREARM AND FOOT MEASUREMENTS

MJ Asghar; M Butt; A Akbar; H Azam; I Zahra; MS Waseem; A Malik

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2021i1.57

Authors

MJ Asghar Forensic Science Section, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, the University of Lahore
M Butt Forensic Science Section, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, the University of Lahore
A Akbar Forensic Science Section, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, the University of Lahore
H Azam Forensic Science Section, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, the University of Lahore
I Zahra Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore
MS Waseem Punjab Forensic Science Agency, Lahore
A Malik Forensic Science Section, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, the University of Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2021i1.57

Keywords:

Anthropometry, Stature, Forearm, Biological profile, forensic

Abstract

Anthropometry is a systematic study of body measurements in man. Forensic anthropologist tries best to answer the questions relating to age, origin, height, gender, and race after examination of the body remains. The biological profile of a person such as age, sex, ethnicity, and stature can be determined with the help of anthropometry. Results of the study revealed the normal distribution of data and with tests, statistics are found to be significant at p≤0.05 level of significance for all parameters employed in this study. Males have consistently larger values as compared to the female's forearm length, hand length right/left, hand width right/left, foot length right/ left and foot width right/left. Therefore, it is concluded that there is a significant difference between males' and female's character measurements including hand, forearm, and foot.

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