IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/arp/ijohms/2017p55-61.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Estimation of Stature of the Annang Ethnic Group of Nigeria Using Knee Height

Author

Listed:
  • Udoh U. G.

    (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Nigeria)

  • Peter A. I.

    (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Nigeria)

  • Thomas D. F

    (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Nigeria)

  • Johnson E. I.

    (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study was to determine the mean stature, mean knee height and the correlation between stature and knee height among adults of the Annang ethnic group of Nigeria. It was also aimed to find a regression equation to predict stature from knee height in adults of the Annang ethnic group of Nigeria. A total of 400 people (216 males and 184 females) between the ages of 18 and 50 participated in this anthropometric study. These participants were randomly selected from the eight local government areas of Akwa Ibom state which make up the Annang ethnic group. Verbal consent was obtained from each individual. Stature and knee height were measured using standard anthropometric techniques. Pearson’s coefficients of correlation and regression equations were calculated using Minitab statistical package for stature and knee height. The mean and standard deviation for stature in this study was 165.29±9.98 and 160.36±9.09 for male and female respectively and that for knee height was 53.600±3.343 and 51.441±3.493 for male and female respectively. The knee height showed a significant linear correlation(r) with stature. (r=0.576 and r=0.400, (p

Suggested Citation

  • Udoh U. G. & Peter A. I. & Thomas D. F & Johnson E. I., 2017. "Estimation of Stature of the Annang Ethnic Group of Nigeria Using Knee Height," International Journal of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 3(9), pages 55-61, 09-2017.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:ijohms:2017:p:55-61
    DOI: arpgweb.com/?ic=journal&journal=13&info=aims
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.arpgweb.com/pdf-files/ijhms3(9)55-61.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: http://www.arpgweb.com/?ic=journal&journal=13&month=09-2017&issue=9&volume=3
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/arpgweb.com/?ic=journal&journal=13&info=aims?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Jean K. Brown & Kirsten Trost Whittemore & Thomas R. Knapp, 2000. "Is Arm Span an Accurate Measure of Height in Young and Middle-Age Adults?," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 9(1), pages 84-94, February.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:arp:ijohms:2017:p:55-61. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Managing Editor (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://arpgweb.com/index.php?ic=journal&journal=13&info=aims .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.