Anthropometric Insights: Unravelling the Nexus between Thumb Length and OVD – A Comparative Perspective

Background: Anthropometric proposals of various identification indicators, like limb lengths, skull dimensions, craniofacial measurements, and other body measurements for estimating age, sex, and stature. Thumb length is very less commonly used as an anthropometric indicator, which could be a valuable marker for stature due to its ease of measurement and preservation. Objective: A Novel Approach in the Sargodha region to investigate the correlation of OVD with thumb length measurement, connections, and association among male and female participants. Study Design: An observational cross-sectional study. Settings: Rai Medical College, Sargodha Pakistan. Duration: September to October 2023. Methods: 405 medical students from Rai Medical College, Sargodha, comprising 209 males and 196 females. The institutional review board obtained ethical approval before the commencement of the study. The occlusion’s vertical dimension was gauged from the tip of the nose to the base of the chin with the help of a modified Vernier caliper. Sample t-tests and Pearson’s correlation analysis tests performed on SPSS version 27 were performed to examine associations and correlations. Results: The correlation between the nasal septum base till the chin’s lower border and the thumb measurements is significant in females, suggesting a stronger association between facial and thumb measurements in this group. The significant correlations in females might indicate that thumb measurements are more closely related to facial measurements in this subgroup than in males. Conclusion: Our study concluded that there is a strong relationship between anthropometric measurements and demographic factors. VDO is strongly correlated with thumbs in both genders, especially in females.