Optimization and Analysis of Female Foot Anthropometry

Abstract

The dynamic nature of the population makes it necessary to have reliable and updated data on the human foot dimensions. Many factors are responsible for the different forms and structures of the human foot, such as age, gender, nutrition, and genetic composition, among others. This study was carried out to optimize and analyse the various foot dimensions of the female subjects. A total of 200 female subjects participated willingly in the study, and 27-foot measurements were obtained. The results revealed the mean foot length to be 24.7cm with an SD of 1.2 while the mean foot breadth was obtained as 9.3cm having an SD of 0.6cm. The mean obtained was 58.7kg having a standard deviation of 12.5. From the findings, it can be concluded that a statistically significant correlation exists between foot length and body weight (p<0.001), with the value being r = 0.48 and also that for foot breadth and body weight being(r = 0.49). These findings were compared to those from other studies, and it was concluded that the variation in the values could be due to environmental, ethnic, and racial differences.