Chaiwanichsiri Dootchai, Tantisiriwat Natthiya, Janchai Siriporn
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Foot (Edinb). 2008 Dec;18(4):186-91. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2008.05.001. Epub 2008 Jun 24.
Problems from improper shoe fitting are common, but there are limited foot data for the older Thai population.
To study foot dimensions and determine proper shoe sizes for Thai elderly.
Healthy older people: 108 men, 105 women, aged 60-80 years, who were independent in walking, were recruited. Thirteen foot dimensions and current shoes used were measured. Side-to-side, gender difference, and correlations of main foot measurements were analyzed.
About 50% women and 34% men wore too narrow shoes, and this was found to be associated with foot pain. At the same foot length (FL), men had larger foot width (FW) and toe depth. Foot width=2.39+(0.29 x FL), r=0.50, p=0.001 for women and=2.48+(0.31 x FL), r=0.56, p=0.002 for men. Arch length=1.0+(0.7 x FL), r=0.93, p=0.001 for both genders. Toe depth had constant values in all shoe sizes of each gender. Correlations of other foot parameters were reported.
These anthropometric data is essential for proper shoe fitting in order to provide foot ergonomics and prevent foot problems for older Thai people.
鞋子不合脚引发的问题很常见，但针对泰国老年人群体的足部数据有限。
研究泰国老年人的足部尺寸并确定合适的鞋码。
招募了108名男性和105名女性健康老年人，年龄在60至80岁之间，能够独立行走。测量了13项足部尺寸以及他们当前所穿的鞋子。分析了左右脚差异、性别差异以及主要足部测量数据之间的相关性。
约50%的女性和34%的男性穿着过窄的鞋子，这与足部疼痛有关。在相同的足长（FL）下，男性的足宽（FW）和趾深更大。女性的足宽=2.39 +（0.29×FL），r = 0.50，p = 0.001；男性的足宽=2.48 +（0.31×FL），r = 0.56，p = 0.002。足弓长度=1.0 +（0.7×FL），男女两性的r = 0.93，p = 0.001。每个性别的所有鞋码中趾深都有固定值。还报告了其他足部参数的相关性。
这些人体测量数据对于合适的鞋子适配至关重要，以便为泰国老年人提供足部人体工程学并预防足部问题。
