Relationship between height and head circumference in Kashmiri Population.

BACKGROUND: - The correlation between height and head circumference has been the subject of numerous studies, with researchers aiming to understand how these two measurements relate to each other throughout different stages of life. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: - To study the relationship of human height with human head circumference MATERIAL AND METHODS: - The present study was carried out in Government Medical College Srinagar for a period of three months from January 2024 to March 2024. One hundred (50 males; 50 females) healthy individuals between 18-36 years of age and of Indian origin were randomly selected for this study. RESULTS: - The mean height of males observed was 172.01 ± 7.46 cm. The mean height of females observed was 160.30 ± 5.23 cm. It was observed that height of males was more than the height of females. The mean value of head circumference in males observed was 56.83 ± 2.16 cm. The mean value of head circumference in females observed was 54.90 ± 10.38 cm. It was also observed that there is positive correlation between height and head circumference and this correlation was found statistically significant. CONCLUSION: - Our study showed that there is positive correlation between height and head circumference and this correlation was found statistically significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]