ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE IN POPULATION OF MALWA REGION OF CENTRAL INDIA: A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS

Dr. Rajendra Singh Marko; Dr. Aprajita Awasthi; Dr. Massarat Jehan

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE IN POPULATION OF MALWA REGION OF CENTRAL INDIA: A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS

Dr. Rajendra Singh Marko, Dr. Aprajita Awasthi, Dr. Massarat Jehan

Abstract :

There are studies that estimate stature from various cephalic parameters including head circumference up to certain extent which are population, race and gender specific. This study was conducted on 200 medical students between 18 to 22 years of age which included 100 males and females each, at Indore. The height of the individual and horizontal head circumference (HC) was measured to established correlation between them. The mean height for the males was 172±0.54 cm (Mean±SEM) and 157±0.49 cm for females. The mean head circumference was measured to be 55.3±0.15 cm in males and was 54.3±0.15 cm in female participants. Results of regression analysis for finding correlation between HC and height, correlation coefficient (r) was 0.542 with a standard error of estimate 4.53 for males while in females correlation coefficient is 0.332 with a value of standard error of estimate being 4.66. The linear regression equations for males and females were ‘Height = 66.69+1.90(HC)’ and ‘Height = 96.71+1.12(HC)’ respectively. Head circumference have significant correlation to male height in Malwa (Madhya Pradesh) region.