Objectives: Stature estimation from different hand variables is vital in identifying the deceased in forensic examinations. The present study aims to establish a relation between the stature of an individual with their hand's breadth, length and various parameters taken with the aid of an X-Ray. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive cohort study was conducted on 200 volunteers (100 males and 100 females) attending Fayoum University hospital's radiology department from June 2021 to May 2022. Stature, hand length, and hand breadth of the left hand were measured. On X-ray film, finger bone length, metacarpophalangeal length and distal phalanx length of the index, middle, ring, and little finger were measured. The recorded data were analyzed by SPSS version 28. Results: all the measured variables of the left hand were significantly higher in males than females. Stature was positively correlated with all measured hand variables in both sexes. Hand length, ring finger and distal phalanx length of the ring finger showed highest determination coefficient (R2) and lowest standard error of estimate (SEE) by the linear regression model in males. However, in females, Hand length, index finger and distal phalanx length of the index finger showed better values than other hand measurements by the linear regression model. Conclusion: Multiple regression equations are better than single linear regression equations for predicting stature. This finding suggests that the accuracy in stature estimation would be greater among males than in females.
Keywords: Egyptian; Finger bone length; Hand length; Hand breadth; Stature.