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The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in Kosovan adolescents in the Northern Region as well as its association with tibia length, as an alternative to estimate standing height. A total of 177 individuals (87 boys and 90 girls) participated in this research. Anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationship between standing height and tibia length was determined by using simple correlation coefficients at a ninety-five percent confidence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and tibia length between genders was performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis was carried out to examine the extent to which tibia length can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Northern Kosovan boys are 180.28 ± 5.71 cm tall and have a tibia length of 40.59 ± 2.68 cm, while Northern Kosovan girls are 165.36 ± 4.56 cm tall and have a tibia length of 36.68 ± 2.05 cm. The results have shown that both sexes made Northern-Kosovans a tall group, a little bit taller than boys and a little bit shorter than girls of the general Kosovan population. It turned out that the tibia length reliably predicts standing height in adults. This study also aims to point out the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Northern-Kosovans don’t correspond to the general values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in both Kosovan genders in the Northern Region as well as its association with foot length, as an alternative to estimating standing height. A total of 177 individuals (87 male and 90 female) participated in this research. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationships between body height and foot length were determined using simple correlation coefficients at a ninety-five percent confidence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and foot length between genders was performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis was carried out to examine the extent to which foot length can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Northern Kosovan male are 180.29±5.72 cm tall and have a foot length of 26.08±1.26 cm, while Northern Kosovan female are 165.36±4.56 cm tall and have a foot length of 23.37±1.15 cm. The results have shown that both genders made Northern-Kosovans a tall group, a little bit taller than male and a little bit shorter than female general Kosovan population. Moreover, the foot length reliably predicts standing height in both genders; but, not reliably enough as arm span. This study also confirms the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Northern-Kosovans don't correspond to the general values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in both Kosovan genders in the Southern Region as well as its association with foot length, as an alternative to estimating standing height. A total of 225 individuals (120 male and 105 female) participated in this research. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationships between standing height and foot length were determined using simple correlation coefficients at a ninety-fi ve percent confidence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and foot length between genders was performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis were carried out to examine extent to which foot length can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Southern Kosovan male are 178.61±5.73 cm tall and have a foot length of 26.31±1.17 cm, while Southern Kosovan female are 165.33±4.46 cm tall and have a foot length of 23.42±0.91 cm. The results have shown that both genders made Southern-Kosovans a tall group, but shorter than general Kosovan population. Moreover, the foot length reliably predicts standing height in both genders; but, not reliably enough as arm span. This study also confirms the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Southern-Kosovans don't correspond to the general values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]