Mansur D I, Haque M K, Karki R K, Khanal K, Karna R
Department of Anatomy, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel Nepal.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2012 Jan-Mar;10(37):16-9. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v10i1.6907.
Stature is the height of the person in the upright posture. It is an important measure of physical identity. Interrelationships among different body measurements may be used to estimate one from another in case of missing body parts.
Stature is an important indicator for identification. There are numerous means to establish stature and their significance lies in the simplicity of measurement, applicability and accuracy in prediction. The current study dealt with developing a regression equation for stature estimation from foot length and to find out the correlation between body height and foot length of Nepalese people.
The present study was carried out to establish the regression equation and correlation coefficient between individual height and mean foot length. It was conducted on 440 students of age group 17 to 25 years studying in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal. Body height and foot length were measured in centimeter.
There was significant correlation between height and foot length (r = 0. 703, p < 0.01).The regression equation for height and foot length was found to be Y = 3.179 X + 87.65, where X is the foot length and Y the height.
This study will help in medico-legal cases in establishing identity of an individual and this would be useful for Anatomists and Anthropologists to calculate stature of adult Nepalese based on foot length.
身高是指人直立时的高度。它是身体特征的一项重要指标。在身体部分缺失的情况下，不同身体测量值之间的相互关系可用于相互估算。
身高是身份识别的重要指标。有多种确定身高的方法，其意义在于测量的简便性、适用性以及预测的准确性。本研究旨在建立根据足长估算身高的回归方程，并找出尼泊尔人群身高与足长之间的相关性。
本研究旨在建立个体身高与平均足长之间的回归方程和相关系数。研究对象为尼泊尔加德满都大学医学院杜利凯尔分校17至25岁的440名学生。身高和足长均以厘米为单位进行测量。
身高与足长之间存在显著相关性（r = 0.703，p < 0.01）。身高与足长的回归方程为Y = 3.179X + 87.65，其中X为足长，Y为身高。
本研究将有助于法医案件中个体身份的确定，对解剖学家和人类学家根据足长计算成年尼泊尔人的身高也将有所帮助。
