Dear Mel,
Do you mean Brauner's (1916) metacarpal slenderness indices?
Easy-peasy: i=100*SD/GL
(none of the lateral length complications)
As for his categories:
Very slender legged <13.5 %
Slender legged= 13.6-14.5 %
Slightly slender legged= 14.6-15.5 %
Medium slender legged= 15.6-16.5 %
Slightly massive legged= 16.6-17.5 %
Massive legged >17.5 %
Best wishes,
Laszlo
Bartosiewicz
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