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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Stature Estimation from Foot Anthropometry in a Pakistani Cohort
Raheela Irshad1, Ramsha Urooj Baig1, Ramlah Naz1
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective:
To investigate the relationships between an individual's height and various foot dimensions and to assess the statistical differences between right and left foot measurements.
Study Design:
A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Forensic Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha Campus, Karachi, Pakistan, from August to October 2024.
Methodology:
Healthy individuals of either gender, aged 18 to 60 years, with no physical disability, and who could stand upright without assistance were invited to participate. Individuals with any visible spinal or foot deformity were excluded. Participants were assessed for stature and foot measurements.
Results:
A total of 112 participants were included in this study. The mean height for both genders was 65.185 ± 3.7482 inches; the mean left and right foot breadths were 4.566 ± 2.8491 and 4.481 ± 1.5324 inches, respectively; the mean left foot length (LFL) and right foot length (RFL) were 9.762 ± 1.3573 and 9.591 ± 1.5373 inches, respectively. Foot length (FL) in males (RFL: r = 0.129, LFL: r = 0.224) and females (RFL: r = 0.158, LFL: r = 0.519) had the strongest correlation of all the variables. Specifically, the LFL of females showed a significant correlation with their stature (p <0.001).
Conclusion:
This study corroborates the significant correlation between foot measurements and stature, particularly emphasising the reliability of FL as a predictor of height.
Key Words:
Stature, Foot, Estimation, Foot anthropometry, Pakistan.
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