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Background: Estimation of stature from hand length differs in various researchers in different ethnic groups. Same is done here to derive the regression equations for correct estimation of stature from hand lengths in Gujarati population. Objective: An attempt is done here to find out correlation between stature and hand length in Gujarati population between 18-22 years of age and possibly to derived regression equation for the same. Material: and method Stature and hand lengths of both the hands were measure using standard measuring in instruments in Gujarati population between 18-22 years of age. Result: We were able to obtain the mean and SD of stature and both the hand lengths, multiplication factors, correlation coefficient between hand length and stature. We also derived the regression equations to estimate the stature from right and left hand lengths of the study group. Conclusion: In our study we found that there is strong correlation between stature and hand length and the linear regression analysis of the obtained data has provided the regression equations for nearly accurate estimation of stature in Gujarati population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]