Hand and Handprint Insights in Estimating Stature and Gender Among Eastern Uttar Pradesh Population in India: An Observational Prospective Study

Useful piece of forensic evidence that can help identify suspects is a handprint. In order to reduce the number of possible suspects, anthropometric study of handprints offers vital information for calculating size and sex. The goal of the current study was to investigate how stature and hand and handprint dimensions relate to comparative human identification. One hundred adults from Eastern Uttar Pradesh—fifty males and fifty females—made up the study sample. A stadiometer was used to measure the participants’ stature, and they provided handprints using ink pads. A digital vernier caliper was used to record eight anthropometric parameters for both hands. Males were 167.70 cm tall on average, while girls were 160.27 cm tall, according to statistical study. The right palm length was the best predictor of stature in females, whereas the first digit length in males had the highest connection. For both males and females, the standard error of estimation (SEE) varied from ±6.9 cm to ±8.17 cm. Measurements of handprints showed comparable dependability, with females showing smaller SEE ranges for both hands. The study demonstrates the usefulness of hand and handprint dimensions in forensic anthropology by highlighting how they can accurately predict sex and size. These results highlight the significance of region-specific anthropometric data for enhancing human identification accuracy, supporting investigations by lowering suspect pools, and aiding in the development of specialized forensic databases.