Correlation of height and maximum overhead reach of a person in the forensic scenario: A study among the North Indian population

Abstract This study formulated a regression equation to estimate the maximum overhead reach of a person using his/her height. Height and maximum overhead reach of participants aged 21–30 years were measured. A regression equation was formulated to find the relation between height and maximum overhea...

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Published in:Medicine, science, and the law science, and the law, 2019-01, Vol.59 (1), p.20-25
Main Author: Kumar Sikary, Asit
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract This study formulated a regression equation to estimate the maximum overhead reach of a person using his/her height. Height and maximum overhead reach of participants aged 21–30 years were measured. A regression equation was formulated to find the relation between height and maximum overhead reach. The regression equation to estimate maximum overhead reach from height for all the participants was calculated to be 1.46×h+0.02. Based on sex, for males, the equation was 1.40×h+11.22, and for females it was 1.22×h+33.34. Coefficients of determination for these equations were 0.89, 0.76 and 0.80, respectively, with a p-value of
ISSN:0025-8024
2042-1818
DOI:10.1177/0025802418816283