A survey of hand anthropometry of Bangladeshi agricultural farm workers

The target of this investigation was to represent an anthropometric dataset of hand dimensions from agricultural farm workers in two different areas of Bangladesh. A total of 200 farm workers (110 males and 90 females) age between 15 and 52 years-old were included as voluntary participants from two regions of Bangladesh. 27 hand dimensions were measured, recorded, and analysed from the sample populations. The mean, standard deviation, and different percentile esteems of collected data were also estimated and recorded. Moreover, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and t-statistical tests were performed for making the anthropometric comparison among different populaces. Results showed that all the hand dimensions of the males were higher than that recorded for the female participants of Bangladesh. In addition, the outcomes showed noteworthy contrasts in hand measurements among Bangladeshi people and other considered populaces. The result of this examination is expected to influence the design of agricultural hand tools, machinery, and equipment in Bangladesh from industrialized countries. It will also generate the interest of more anthropometric studies in Bangladesh that are related to the design of hand tools or equipment for work or other activities. •Noteworthy contrasts in hand measurements among the Bangladeshi population and populations of different countries were discovered where the statistical significance ranged from 1% to 5%.•The percentage differences between Bangladeshi males and females ranging from 2.81% to 18.90% were found depending on the dimensions being compared.•Among these male populaces, Iranian people have the longest hand length, Nigerians have a thicker hand depth, and Jordanian and Vietnamese individuals generally have longer finger lengths than other populaces.•No significant differences were found when comparing hand anthropometry of Bangladeshi and the Vietnamese individuals.•Bangladeshi workers have more slender hand depths than Nigerian, Thai, Jordanian, and Colombian individuals, yet do not have any significant difference in thickness when compared with Vietnamese people.