Correlation of Elbow Carrying Angle with Height and Forearm Length among Adult Bangladeshi Population

Abstract

Objective: The carrying angle is important in walking, swinging, throwing and carrying objects. It varies with age, sex, hyperextension of the elbow, dominant upper limb, anthropometric characteristics such as height, weight, fore arm length, body mass index. Present study was designed to evaluate the carrying angle in normal adults of Bangladesh and to see its correlation with height and forearm length in both sexes.

Methods: It was a cross-sectional type of descriptive study that conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet upon 150 male and 158 female adults of 18-60 years. After getting permission from the ethical review committee, carrying angle, height and forearm length of the participants were measured. Recorded data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22. Regression analysis was perforrmed to see the correlation.

Results: There was a significant positive correlation between height of the participants and carrying angle of both sides where right side was (r=0.622; p<0.001) and left side was (r=0.631; p<0.001). There was a significant also positive corre- lation between forearm length of the participants and carrying angle of both sides where right side was (r=0.519; p<0.001) and left side was (r=0.525; p<0.001).

Conclusion: Significant positive correlation was found between carrying angle and height also carrying angle and forearm length of both sides of participants.

CME J 2025; 4(1); 50-53