Due to a particular position of the knee-diameter variable, which, when analyzed together with other anthropometric variables, behaved unusually under various factorial, canonic and taxonomic models, the authors have decided to perform a regression analysis of the same variable within the space of other anthropometric variables, such as: body size, horizontal circumference of the head, vertical circumference of the head, transversal circumference of the head, transversal diameter of the head, wrist diameter biacromial and bicrystal diameter, arm length, leg foot length, food width supramammillaiy chest circumference, submammillary chest circumference abdomen circumference, hips circumference, circumference of the fore-arm circumference of the arm, circumference of the calf, circumference of the thigh, bideltoid range, cheek skin depth, chin skin depth, skin depth of the fore-arm, skin depth of the scapula, armpit skin depth, chest skin depth abdomen skin depth, hip skin depth, patella skin depth, popliteal skin depth, skin depth of the calf and body mass. The relationships were tested on a sample consisting of 308 healthy females, aged 19...27. Almost all anthropometric variables had significant correlation with the knee-diameter variable, especially body mass, circumference of the thigh, circumference of the thigh and both circumferences of the chest. Body mass made by far the most significant partial contribution to the regression factor... its multiple correlation with the knee-diameter variable was 0.84. Other significant positive contributions were made by circumference of the calf transversal diameter of the head, wrist diameter, biciystal range, chest skin depth and hip skin depth, while abdomen circumference, biacromial range and cheek skin depth acted as significant negative suppressors. The authors have concluded that the female knee appears as a significant indicator of the overall body size and development. The results could be explained by the fact that the epicondyle femur (the most massive distal part of the bone-system) is the most representative element for all mesodermic tissues while the knee (the most heavily strained articulation) remains the most representative indicator of the growth of the overall body mass.
