Equations of Munoz et al for Estimating Adult Body Height from the Length of Long Bones in a Spanish Population

Bone(s)

Equation for Height in cm

Standard Error

femur

64.01 + (2.25 * (length of femur in cm))

3.27

tibia

76.53 + (2.41 * (length of tibia in cm))

3.033

fibula

69.22 + (2.74 * (length of fibula in cm))

3.129

humerus

51.21 + (3.76 * (length of humerus in cm))

3.62

radius

71.87 + (4.0 * (length of radius in cm))

3.927

ulna

58.3 + (4.84 * (length of ulna in cm))

3.499

femur and tibia

68.192 + (0.863 * (length of femur in cm)) + (1.592 * (length of tibia in cm))

2.944

femur and humerus

53.029 + (1.549 * (length of femur in cm)) + (1.42 * (length of humerus in cm))

3.158

humerus and ulna

40.749 + (2.024 * (length of humerus in cm)) + (2.891 * (length of ulna in cm))

3.158

tibia and radius

70.017 + (1.989 * (length of tibia in cm)) + (0.965 * (length of radius in cm))

2.988

Bone(s)

Equation for Height in cm

Standard Error

femur

62.92 + (2.39 * (length of femur in cm))

3.605

tibia

81.7 + (2.40 * (length of tibia in cm))

4.01

fibula

72.23 + (2.79 * (length of fibula in cm))

3.667

humerus

72.73 + (3.14 * (length of humerus in cm))

4.336

radius

91.22 + (3.34 * (length of radius in cm))

4.838

ulna

96.068 + (3.3 * (length of ulna in cm))

5.184

femur and tibia

60.498 + (1.59 * (length of femur in cm)) + (1.03 * (length of tibia in cm))

3.370

femur and humerus

54.169 + (1.757 * (length of femur in cm)) + (1.182 * (length of humerus in cm))

3.409

humerus and ulna

67.413 + (2.55 * (length of humerus in cm)) + (1.037 * (length of ulna in cm))

4.266

tibia and radius

76.887 + (1.989 * (length of tibia in cm)) + (0.841 * (length of radius in cm))

3.986

Bone(s)

Equation for Height in cm

Standard Error

femur

40.68 + (2.83* (length of femur in cm))

3.899

tibia

59.15 + (2.95 * (length of tibia in cm))

4.006

fibula

50.7 + (3.34 * (length of fibula in cm))

3.807

humerus

49.83 + (3.83 * (length of humerus in cm))

4.083

radius

67.18 + (4.27 * (length of radius in cm))

4.535

ulna

64.03 + (4.61 * (length of ulna in cm))

4.621

femur and tibia

44.479 + (1.567 * (length of femur in cm)) + (1.439 * (length of tibia in cm))

3.543

femur and humerus

38.025 + (1.614 * (length of femur in cm)) + (1.863 * (length of humerus in cm))

3.418

humerus and ulna

48.671 + (2.513 * (length of humerus in cm)) + (1.858 * (length of ulna in cm))

3.773

tibia and radius

56.421 + (1.937 * (length of tibia in cm)) + (1.7 * (length of radius in cm))

3.712