Abstract
Different population groups have different normal adult body proportions.A retrospective study was done on 100 males with age range of 20 to 58 years.Thirty (30%)males had arm span greater than height and upper segment and lower segment ratio(US/LS) below 0.9 which was a proposed criterion for eunuchoid body proportion by Winters.(1)Moreover,sixty-three(63%) males had arm span greater than 5 cm which was greater than the 2 cm criterion of Santen.(2) Only three(3%) males had arm span 1 SD above mean(172.55 ± 12.01 cm) and US/LS 1 SD below mean(0.91 ± 0.04 cm). Hence,eunuchoid body proportions in adults should be defined in terms of SD from mean for the particular sex and race.The body proportion could be due to delayed puberty in Indians compared to the Western population. References 1.Winters SJ:Clinical Disorders of the Testis.In Leslie J Degroot eds.Endocrinology.3(rd)ed. W. B. Saunders Company 1995;2377-2403. 2.Santen RJ:The Testis.In P.Felig et.al. eds.Endocrinology and Metabolism.2(nd) ed.McGraw Hill,1981,821-905.