Stature and footsize in four Thai communities of Assam, India

An attempt has been made to examine correlationships between stature and footlength, stature and footbreadth, and footlength and breadth among four Thai (male) populations of Assam (India), viz. the Khamyangs, the Turungs, the Aitons and the Khamitis. Significant positive correlations have been found in all the cases. Mean values of the indices have revealed a more or less constant ratio of stature and footsize at all heights suggesting the possibility of estimating stature from footlength or breadth and vice versa. Estimation of stature from footlength is, however, preferable to estimation from footbreadth. The Turungs stand for the tallest in stature and biggest foot measurements. They fall into 'medium' stature of the Martin's scale while the others fall into 'below medium'. Statistically significant difference has been observed the Turungs and the Khamyangs in respect of footbreadth, between the Turungs and the Aitons in footlength and, between the Khamyangs and the Khamtis in respect of stature footbreadth index.