Table 7 Comparison of studies dealing with the stature estimation from the hand measurements using linear regression
From: Stature estimation from handprint measurements: an application to the medicolegal investigation
Study | Sample | Ages | Population | Parameters | Standard error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paulis (2015) | 100 males and 91 females | 18–67 | Egyptian | Handprint breadth; Handprint length; Phalangeal length | 45.4–58.9 mm in males and 53.8–66.8 mm in females |
Ahemad and Purkait (2011) | 503 males | 18–35 | Indian | Handprint length, Handprint width, palm length, thumb distal, complete thumb, index distal, index distal + middle, complete index, middle distal, middle distal + middle, complete middle, ring distal, ring distal + middle, complete ring, little distal, little distal + middle, complete little | 46.35–54.95 mm in males |
Ishak et al. (2012b) | 91 males and 110 females | 16–68 | Western Australian | Handprint length; Handprint breadth; Palm print length; Thumb, index, ring, middle fingerprint length; | 54.2–61.3 mm in males and 54.6–64.0 mm in females |
Zulkifly et al. (2018) | 50 males and 52 females | 18–60 | Iban | Handprint breadth; Handprint length; Handprint thumb, index, middle, ring, little finger length; Phalangeal length of thumb distal, thumb proximal, index distal, index middle, index proximal, middle distal, middle medial, middle proximal, ring distal, ring middle, ring proximal, little distal, little middle, little proximal | 54.2–75.5 mm in males and 46.7–59.9 mm in females |
Present study | 100 males and 100 females | 18–30 | Bangladeshi | Handprint Breadth; Maximum Handprint Breadth; 1st Digit Length; 2nd Digit Length; 3rd Digit Length 4th Digit Length; 5th Digit Length | 44.141–55.138 mm in males, 49.074–55.495 mm in females, and 55.49–71.36 mm in combined data |