Correlation of Index Finger Length (2D) with Height, Weight and BMI in Adult Bangladeshi Male
Journal Title: Journal of Enam Meical College - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Human hand is one of the most versatile parts of the human body which plays an important role in modern medical science and evolutionary biology. By virtue of evolution and genetic arrangements, digital lengths vary from person to person according to age, sex, races, occupation or even environmental influences. It has been found that the digital lengths and their ratios are not same in different sexes and even in both hands of same individual. Specially, index to ring digit lengths and their ratios which already have been proved to represent sexual dimorphism may differ in both hands of an individual and show positive correlations with other morphological attributes like height, weight and BMI. Objectives: To analyze the variation of index fnger (2D) length and its correlation with height, weight and BMI in adult Bangladeshi male. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from July 2012 to June 2013 on 100 male MBBS students (20−25 years of age). With the help of digital vernier caliper measurements of index fnger length (2D) was recorded. Height and weight were measured by the stadiometer and weighing scale respectively. BMI was calculated from height and weight. Pearson’s correlation analysis was done to fnd out the correlation of index fnger length with height, weight and BMI. Results: Signifcant correlation has been found between the lengths of index fngers (2D) and height (p<0.01), but there was no signifcant correlation of index fnger length with weight and BMI (p>0.05). Conclusion: In this study, we found variation in index fnger lengths of both hands of Bangladeshi male subjects, which needs further study and comparison.
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Karim Rezwan Hasan, Shamim Ara, Fakhrul Amin Mohammad Hasanul Banna
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