Stature and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements of both gender Adolescents from Southern Region in Kosovo

This study is based on measurements of Southeast region Kosovar adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the stature of adolescents from Southeast region as well relationship between arm span and stature in both Kosovar genders. A total measured subject participated in this research was 190 out of which (100 girls and 90 boys), females average of age is 18.17±0.37 years old (range 18-20 years) and for male 18.25±0.43 years old (range 18-20 years).The anthropometric measurements were done by trained people and were taken according to the ISAK manual. Relationship between stature and arm span has been analyzed by the simple correlation coefficient at a 95% confidence interval. The linear regression analysis was carried out to examine extent to which arm span can reliably predict of stature. Statistical importance was placed at level p<0.05. As a result anthropometric measurements for both sexes showed that the average of stature for boys adolescents from Southeast region are 177.68±6.65 centimeters and have the arm span average of 179.46±7.80 centimeters, while girls from Southeast 164.10±4.61 centimeters tall, and have the arm span average of 164.05±5.81 centimeters. The results have shown that the arm span was estimated as a reliable indicator of stature assessment to the both genders adolescents from Southeast region of Kosovo population. This study also confirms the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo.