Department of Anatomy, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Jul 31;62(276):507-510. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8701.
Anthropometry is one of the important parameters for differentiation of sex which varies significantly based on hereditary, geographical, racial, sexual, and other factors. This study was done to provide baseline foot anthropometric data for Nepali medical students to improve the accuracy of stature estimations and enhance forensic and clinical applications. The aim of the study was to calculate anthropometric measurements of foot in undergraduate medical students of a medical college.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students studying at a tertiary care hospital during the period of November 6, 2022 to February 28, 2023 after obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 06/2022). A total population sampling method was used. The present study was conducted to determine the mean foot index from the right and left foot, mean measurements of the left and right foot, and sex-related dimensions of the foot in Nepalese medical students. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS.
Out of 115 participants, the mean foot index for male and female were 38.34±2.13 and 39.33±2.22 respectively. The mean length of the right foot for males and females were 24.12±0.98 cm and 22.10±1.25 cm respectively. The mean length of the left foot for males and females was 24.20±1.06 cm and 22.07±1.24 cm respectively.
This study provides mean values of different measurements of the right and left foot of both sexes of the age group of 18-24 years in the students of a medical college.
人体测量学是性别区分的重要参数之一，它因遗传、地理、种族、性别等因素而有很大差异。本研究旨在为尼泊尔医学生提供足部人体测量学的基线数据，以提高身高估计的准确性，并增强法医学和临床应用。本研究的目的是计算医学院本科医学生足部的人体测量学测量值。
本研究是一项描述性的横断面研究，于 2022 年 11 月 6 日至 2023 年 2 月 28 日在获得机构审查委员会（参考号：06/2022）的伦理批准后，在一家三级保健医院对正在学习的医学生进行。采用总体抽样法。本研究旨在确定尼泊尔医学生的右足和左足平均足指数、左右足平均测量值以及足部与性别相关的尺寸。使用 SPSS 收集和分析数据。
在 115 名参与者中，男性和女性的平均足指数分别为 38.34±2.13 和 39.33±2.22。男性和女性右足足长的平均值分别为 24.12±0.98cm 和 22.10±1.25cm。男性和女性左足足长的平均值分别为 24.20±1.06cm 和 22.07±1.24cm。
本研究提供了医学院学生年龄在 18-24 岁的右足和左足不同测量值的平均值。
