title: Anthropometric measurements of the forearm and their correlation with the stature of Bengali adult Muslim females.
abstract: Stature or body height is one of the most important and useful anthropometric parameter that determine the physical identity of an individual. The study was done to estimate stature from the forearm length on one hundred and fifty Bengali adult Muslim females. This descriptive cross sectional study was done in the department of Anatomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. One hundred and fifty Bengali adult Muslim female was collected from BSMMU & some urban region of Dhaka. Measurement of stature and forearm length of right and left side was taken with a standard anthropometer and a slide caliper respectively. The present study showed significant (p<0.001) positive correlation between the stature and forearm length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Northern International Medical College, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Laila
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferdousi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parveen
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nurunnobi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yesmin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001459:Bangladesh; D001827:Body Height / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results