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Jashirenezhad N, Almasi Turk S, Mahmoodi M, Zahiri M, Esmaeilzade B. Height Estimation Using Anthropometric Parameters of the Upper Limbs in the Indigenous Population of Bushehr. Iran South Med J 2025; 28 (3) :714-723
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Nahid Jashirenezhad1 
, Sahar Almasi Turk2 , Marzieh Mahmoodi3 , Maria Zahiri4 , Banafshe Esmaeilzade *5
, Sahar Almasi Turk2 , Marzieh Mahmoodi3 , Maria Zahiri4 , Banafshe Esmaeilzade *5
1- 1The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
2- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
3- Addiction and Lifestyle Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology٫ School of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
4- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr Uni-versity of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
5- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran ,esma_8420@yahoo.com
2- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
3- Addiction and Lifestyle Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology٫ School of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
4- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr Uni-versity of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
5- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran ,
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Background: Identifying individuals based on their height is of great importance, especially in cases such as accidents or burns where identifying individuals is challenging. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate upper extremity parameters in a population of Bushehr in a relative formulation to predict their stature using anatomical indices.
Materials and Methods: The project involved men and women aged 18 to 50 who were themselves born and both they and two generations before them also lived there. The indices of arm, forearm, hand, upper extremity, and stature were measured in bare feet on a flat surface in the anatomical position using a stadiometer and a measuring tape. Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-test, and multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the data.
Results: In this study, 218 individuals from Bushehr, including 100 females and 118 males with a mean age of 33 years, were examined. Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis revealed the highest correlation between stature and upper extremity length, forearm length, arm length, and hand length, respectively. Additionally, there was no significant difference between measured height and estimated height in both men and women.
Conclusion: The present study showed that upper limb length is one of the accurate variables for estimating height in people from Bushehr. The obtained regression equation can appropriately estimate the height of people from Bushehr based on upper limb length.
Materials and Methods: The project involved men and women aged 18 to 50 who were themselves born and both they and two generations before them also lived there. The indices of arm, forearm, hand, upper extremity, and stature were measured in bare feet on a flat surface in the anatomical position using a stadiometer and a measuring tape. Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-test, and multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the data.
Results: In this study, 218 individuals from Bushehr, including 100 females and 118 males with a mean age of 33 years, were examined. Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis revealed the highest correlation between stature and upper extremity length, forearm length, arm length, and hand length, respectively. Additionally, there was no significant difference between measured height and estimated height in both men and women.
Conclusion: The present study showed that upper limb length is one of the accurate variables for estimating height in people from Bushehr. The obtained regression equation can appropriately estimate the height of people from Bushehr based on upper limb length.
Keywords: Anthropometry, Upper limbs, Height estimation, Forensic medical anthropology, Anthropometric correlation, Indigenous population of Bushehr
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Human Anatomy
Received: 2025/12/27 | Accepted: 2025/12/27 | Published: 2025/12/27
Received: 2025/12/27 | Accepted: 2025/12/27 | Published: 2025/12/27
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