PREDICTIVE HEIGHT FROM ULNA LENGTH OF THE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF GAJJU KHAN MEDICAL COLLEGE USING MUST EQUATIONS

Authors

  • Motasim Billah Anatomy Department, Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi
  • Muhammad Junaid Anatomy Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
  • Rubina Gul Community Medicine Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
  • Arooj Amjad Anatomy Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
  • Nayab Motasim Trainee, Radiology Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
  • Hira Motasim House Officer, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.134

Keywords:

Actual height, ulna length, predictive height

Abstract

Objective:

To assess the height of the medical students of Gajju khan medical college using MUST equations for predicting height from the length of the ulna.

Materials and Methods:

Cross sectional descriptive survey was piloted in Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi from March 2019 to May 2019. Informed verbal consent was taken. Students present on the day of the interview included. Height of students and length of the ulna was measured and using MUST equation predicted height was calculated. Data were analyzed with an online Google form.

Results:

Out of total two hundred and sixteen students (216) participated in the study, of which 128 (59.25%) were female and 88 (40.74%) were male respondents. A strong association was found between actual height and ulna length in male medical students while a moderate positive relationship was found in females. There was a difference of 8.2 and -1.3 in predictive and actual height by using MUST equation.

Conclusion:

It is concluded that there is a strong association of ulna length and actual height in males and a moderate association in female students.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Motasim Billah, Muhammad Junaid, Rubina Gul, Arooj Amjad, Nayab Motasim, & Hira Motasim. (2021). PREDICTIVE HEIGHT FROM ULNA LENGTH OF THE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF GAJJU KHAN MEDICAL COLLEGE USING MUST EQUATIONS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 11(03), 52–55. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.134

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 03 (2021): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Section

Original Article

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