Table 4.
Comparisons of the findings related to hand dimensions of the present study on the Eastern Saudi Arabian adult male population with those reported for other adult male populations
| Population | Left hand | Right hand | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand length | Palm length | Hand breadth | Hand length | Palm length | Hand breadth | |
| Range {cm} (Mean[SD#]) | Range {cm} (Mean[SD#]) | |||||
| Western Australian (7) | * (19.56[0.92]) | * (11.22[0.51]) | * (9.04[0.49]) | * (19.54[0.93]) | * (11.21[0.51]) | * (9.10[0.48]) |
| Sudanese (8) | 16.8-21.8 (19.16[1.12]) |
Not measured | 6.6-8.9 (7.91[0.54]) |
Not measured | Not measured | Not measured |
| South Indian (9) | 17.0-22.6 (18.81[0.96]) |
Not measured | 7.2-9.6 (8.03[0.39]) |
17.0-21.3 (18.82[0.95]) |
Not measured | 7.3-9.6 (8.11[0.39]) |
| North Indian (9) | 16.5-20.7 (18.87[0.91]) |
Not measured | 7.0-8.9 (7.96[0.38]) |
16.5-20.7 (18.89[0.91]) |
Not measured | 7.2-8.9 (8.05[0.37]) |
| North Indian (10) | 15.9-20.8 (18.21[0.91]) |
Not measured | 7.1-9.8 (8.09[0.43]) |
16.0-20.9 (18.24[0.9]) |
Not measured | 7.3-9.6 (8.23[0.39]) |
| Han population of Southern China (11) | 15.8-21.6 (18.36[0.87]) |
Not measured | 6.0-11.4 (8.33[0.91]) |
15.9-21.6 (18.37[0.88]) |
Not measured | 6.0-11.3 (8.34[0.93]) |
| Egyptian (12) | * (19.36[0.86]) | Not measured | Not measured | * (19.29[0.84]) | Not measured | Not measured |
| South Korean (13) | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured | 16.0-21.2 (18.42[0.80]) |
Not measured | 7.2-9.9 (8.37[0.40] |
| Slovak (14) | 16.7-22.0 (18.73[0.92]) |
Not measured | 7.4-9.8 (8.51-0.45) |
16.6-22.0 (18.7[0.89]) |
Not measured | 7.3-9.6 (8.48[0.42]) |
| Eastern Saudi Arabian (Present study) | 16.63-19.99 (18.5[0.83]) |
9.36-12.04 (10.73[0.51]) |
7.17-9.70 (8.28[0.44]) |
16.46-19.99 (18.43[0.83]) |
9.33-11.94 (10.68[0.52]) |
7.29-9.57 (8.44[0.43]) |
Note: #SD – Standard deviation; *Information not provided; **1 cm = 10 mm