Measurement of stature from somatometry of the facial height in males

Abstract Aim To measure the Stature from the Somatometry of the Facial Height in Male students of Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur, UP (India). Materials and methods A stadiometer was used to measure the stature, and the facial height was taken by utilizing a digital vernier calliper. The subjects selected were 107 medical students from different states of India studying at HIMS, Sitapur, U.P. To know about the significance and correlation, the data was analyzed statistically. Results Mean stature and the mean facial height were found to be 171.19 ± 8.25 cm and 11.20 ± 0.67 cm respectively. P value was 0.002 and Pearson’s coefficient obtained was 0.30. Therefore, there is a significant positive correlation between stature and facial height. Conclusion Estimation of stature from facial height could be performed where only unknown head and face are brought for anthropometric examinations.