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'Masanovic B, Gardasevic J, Arifi F, 2019: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOT LENGTH
MEASUREMENTS AND BODY HEIGHT:
A PROSPECTIVE REGIONAL STUDY AMONG
ADOLESCENTS IN NORTHERN REGION
OF KOSOVO. Anthropologie (Brno) 57, 2: 227-233'. |
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| Abstract | | The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in both Kosovan genders in the Northern Region
as well as its association with foot length, as an alternative to estimating standing height. A total of 177 individuals (87
male and 90 female) participated in this research. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol
of ISAK. The relationships between body height and foot length were determined using simple correlation coefficients at
a ninety-five percent confidence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and foot length between genders was
performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis was carried out to examine the extent to which foot length
can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Northern Kosovan male are 180.29±5.72 cm tall and have
a foot length of 26.08±1.26 cm, while Northern Kosovan female are 165.36±4.56 cm tall and have a foot length of
23.37±1.15 cm. The results have shown that both genders made Northern-Kosovans a tall group, a little bit taller than
male and a little bit shorter than female general Kosovan population. Moreover, the foot length reliably predicts standing
height in both genders; but, not reliably enough as arm span. This study also confirms the necessity for developing separate
height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Northern-Kosovans don’t correspond to the general values. | | | | Keywords | | Prediction – Measurement – Stature – Foot Length – Kosovan | | | | DOI | | https://doi.org/10.26720/anthro.18.01.23.1 | | |
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