Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 829-832.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2016.06.019

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Correlation between stature and hand length, hand breadth, foot length and foot breadth in Muya

WANG Wen-jia1 ZHANG Xing-hua 1* YU Ke-li1 YAN Shi2 BAO Jin-ping1 YANG Ya-jun2 WANG Zi-shan1 ZHENG Lian-bin1   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences,Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance,Tianjin 300387, China;2. School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Shanghai 200438, China
  • Received:2016-04-01 Revised:2016-05-17 Online:2016-12-06 Published:2016-12-06
  • Contact: ZHANG Xing-hua E-mail:2493234497@qq.com
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China;National High Technology Research and Development Program 863

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the relationship between stature and hand length, hand breadth, foot length and foot breadth of Muya in Sichuan Province, in order to provide a scientific basis for anthropology, forensic medicine and clinical medicine and to accumulate data for the Chinese constitution investigation. Methods A methodology and a standard of Anthropometry recognized were used to measure stature and hand length, hand breadth, foot length and the foot breadth of 157 aged 20-70 adults (77 males and 80 females ) of Muya in Sichuan province. Results The mean values of stature,hand length, hand breadth, foot length and foot breadth, as well as the correlation coefficient were caculated. The r value of each correlation coefficient was between 0.279-0.623. The relationships of the hand length and stature, hand breadth and stature, foot length and stature, foot breadth and stature were correlated, the r values were: male 0.285, female 0.345,male 0.500, female 0.379, male 0.623, female 0.620, male 0.359 and female 0.279 respectively. Conclusion The eight caculated regression equations are eligible for evaluating the stature of Muya in Sichuan Province.

Key words: Hand length, Hand breadth, Foot length, Foot breadth, Regression equation, Direct measurement, Muya