Variations in Elbow Carrying Angle Associated with Age, Gender, Height, and Weight: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Variations in Elbow Carrying Angle Associated with Age, Gender, Height, and Weight

Abstract

The elbow's carrying angle is a critical biomechanical feature that varies between genders and with physical characteristics like Body Mass Index. Objective: To determine the elbow carrying angle and analyze its correlation with physical attributes such as age, gender, height, and weight in a cross-sectional cohort.” Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 203 patients. The participants were divided into groups according to their height, weight, age, and gender. the mean carrying angles of the elbows on the left and right were measured and compared. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 25.0, and the significance of the differences in carrying angles between the groups was determined by computing p-values. Results: There were 76 patients (37.43%) and 127 male patients (62.56%) in the study population. Sixty-six percent of the patients belonged to the 46–60 age range. For the left elbow, the mean carrying angle was 4.6° (±0.23), while for the right elbow, it was 4.5° (±0.12). Gender, limb side, height, and weight all showed significant changes in carrying angles; p-values<0.05 indicated that these variances were statistically significant, especially when comparing different body types and demographic groups. Conclusions: It was concluded that the right arm typically exhibits a slightly wider angle than the left when it comes to elbow carrying angles; gender, height, and weight all significantly influence these angles.