Stevo Popovic1, Jovan Gardasevic1, Bojan Masanovic1, Fitim Arifi1,2, Dusko Bjelica1
1University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sports and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro
2AAB College, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Prishtina, Kosovo
Standing Height and its Estimation Utilizing Foot Length Measurements in Adolescents from Western Region in Kosovo
Sport Mont 2017, 15(3), 3-7 | DOI: 10.26773/smj.2017.10.001
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in both Kosovan genders in the Western Region as well as its association with foot length, as an alternative to estimating standing height. A total of 664 individuals (338 male and 326 female) participated in this research. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationships between body height and foot length were determined using simple correlation coefficients at a ninety-five percent confidence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and foot length between genders was performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis were carried out to examine extent to which foot length can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Western Kosovan male are 179.71±6.00cm tall and have a foot length of 26.73±1.20cm, while Western Kosovan female are 166.26±5.23cm tall and have a foot length of 23.66±1.06cm. The results have shown that both genders made Western-Kosovans a tall group, a little bit taller that general Kosovan population. Moreover, the foot length reliably predicts standing height in both genders; but, not reliably enough as arm span. This study also confirms the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Western-Kosovans don’t correspond to the general values.
Keywords
prediction, measurement, stature, foot length, Kosovan
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