ARM SPAN TO HEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN JOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Anthropometric characteristics differ from one population to another due to genetic variation. Height, one of the big fours of anthropometry may be difficult to determine in some clinical and forensic conditions. Thus, the goal of this study was to acertain the nature of the relationship between adult arm Span and height in Jos and to derive equations that can determine one parameter from the other. In this cross sectional study, standing height and arm spam measurements were taken from 378 randomly selected, consenting adult students who fit the inclusion criteria and analyzed using NCSS/ PASS 2006 Dawson Edition, USA. Mean age of the subjects was 24 + 4 years with minimum age being 18 years and maximum 55 years. Also, there exists positive relationship between adult height and arm span. Regression analyses yielded equations that could predict height from arm span by 99.99% and arm span from height by 99.79% among adults in Jos. These findings will contribute significantly to improving health care delivery and forensic investigations for crime solving in Nigeria.