Lower arm length is 27.6 cm. and also varies but little among the regional samples.

Radial-Humeral

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81565-11384.04.25.0
Interior15477-10483.03.84.6
East12065-9583.54.75.6
Coast21075-11384.74.24.9
N.W.7977-9482.23.64.3

The radial-humeral ratio indicates that the lower arm of Fijians is 84 per cent as long as the upper arm. None of the subgroups deviates markedly from this average.

Leg Length[13]

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81561-9884.310.512.5
Interior15474-9681.18.612.9
East12073-9684.18.610.3
Coast21068-9785.37.28.5
N.W.7975-9585.74.45.2

Average leg length is 84.3 cm., and some regional differences are manifest. The legs of the hill people are shorter by 3 cm. than are the other groups. Their neighbors to the northwest and east have the longest legs, and the eastern are intermediate.

Tibial Length

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81534-4940.98.36.9
Interior15435-4540.313.410.8
East12035-4740.76.25.2
Coast21035-4741.26.85.1
N.W.7936-4740.96.15.9

Lower leg length is around 40 cm. for all Fijians. The regional pattern is similar to that of total leg length: shortest in the highlands, intermediate in the east, and longest in the coastal and northwestern districts.