REGRESSION ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE STATURE FROM HAND ANTHROPOMETRY AMONG ILOCANO POPULATION IN PHILIPPINES FOR PERSON IDENTIFICATION

Stature determination aids the person identification during forensic investigation. The human hand research is current topic of interest among scientist, medicine experts and anthropologists. Based on sample size analysis, study involved consented 60 males females, age ranged from 18 to 55 years old. lengths measurements were made with Stadiometer Vernier Calipers for analysis. From each participant, ten length measurements, five left right hands taken. in are inter-distance between distal traverse crease wrist (LH) tip thumb (T), index finger (I), middle (M), ring (R) & little (L), as abbreviated LHT, LHI, LHM, LHR LHL. Similarly, indicated RHT, RHI, RHM, RHR, RHL. data statistically analyzed by using SPSS software, version 23 column chart. information about age, gender, name, place origin participants was coded easy reference. This finally developed regression equations determine stature anthropometry Ilocano population Philippines