The Relationship of the Length of the Index and Ring Fingers With The Height of Batak Ethnic

Asan Petrus; Mega Sari Sitorus, Jessy Chrestella

Authors

Asan Petrus Department of Forensic and Medicolegal, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan
Mega Sari Sitorus, Jessy Chrestella Department of Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan

Keywords:

identification, height, index finger, ring finger

Abstract

Background: Identify a person is always a concern, especially in forensic cases such as mass disasters, mutilation, or body parts found in murders, accidents and natural disasters. Several techniques and methods are used in forensic anthropological identification, one of which is estimating body height.

Objective: This study is to find out the relationship of the length of the index and ring fingers with the height of the Batak students in the Department of Forensic and Medicolegal, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara for the period of March-October2023.

Methods: Methods: The subjects selected for this research were a sample of adults from the Batak tribe, which is currently the largest tribe in North Sumatra, consisting of 85 people (22 men, 63 women) aged between 21- 25 years, with measurement carried out using digital measuring instruments.

Results: Height, index and ring fingers length were significantly longer in males than females. The correlation coefficient (r) between height and the length of the index and ring fingers appears positive and statistically significant. In men, estimated height is more accurate if estimated based on the length of the right index, right ring, left index, and left ring fingers at once. In women, estimated height is more accurate if estimated based on the length of the right index finger alone. There is no difference in the level of accuracy in estimating height from the length of the index and ring fingers based on gender.

Conclussion: This study concluded that the index and ring fingers have a correlation with height, and the index and ring fingers can be used to estimate height.

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