Correlation of foot length with height and weight in school age children

Grivas, Theodoros B; Mihas, Constantinos; Arapaki, Angeliki; Vasiliadis, Elias

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2007.05.007

Cited by 39 publications

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“…There are some attempts for identifying the person by hand measurements [2][3][4][5], vertebral column length [6], leg length [7] and footstep length [8,9] in alive person. Besides, there are some studies on the stature estimation from foot length [10] and cephalo-facial dimensions [11] in school-age children.…”

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Stature and gender estimation using foot measurements

Zeybek

Ergur

Demiroğlu

2008

Forensic Science International

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Stature and gender estimation using foot measurements

Zeybek

Ergur

Demiroğlu

2008

Forensic Science International

129

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“…Grivas et al. (16) attempted to formulate a kind of anthropometric data bank for its future use in forensic identification. Krishan et al.…”

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Heel–Ball (HB) Index: Sexual Dimorphism of a New Index from Foot Dimensions*

Krishan

Kanchan

Passi

et al. 2011

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The present research is aimed to introduce Heel-ball (HB) index from foot dimensions and determine whether this index exhibits sexual dimorphism. The study was conducted on a sample of 303 North Indian individuals (154 men, and 149 women) aged between 13 and 18 years. The stature, body weight, foot breadth at the ball (BBAL), and foot breadth at heel (BHEL) were measured. The HB index was derived by the formula BHEL × 100/BBAL. Although the mean HB index was larger in women in both feet it showed statistically significant sex differences in the right foot only. The study shows that while the foot dimensions show a positive correlation with stature and weight, the HB index is independent of the stature and weight of an individual. This novel index (HB index) may be utilized in sex determination when a part of the foot is brought for medico-legal investigation.

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“…In a large study on Chinese children, a very high linear correlation was found between height and foot length with a correlation coefficient ranged 0.96-0.99 for both sexes [9]. In another study by Grivas et al on school age children, it was revealed a significant correlation between both right and left foot length and either height or weight leading introduction of a fit formula between these parameters as height (cm)=34.113+3.716x(right foot length (cm))+1.558 (if girl)+2.499x(age(years)) [2]. They similarly showed that foot length estimated the stature and weight of a juvenile, especially after adjusting for age and sex.…”

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“…Body height measurement is includes the evaluation of dimensions of legs, pelvis, vertebral column and skull [1]. Discovering significant relationship between body height and the length of other bones has been considered for many years leading presentation of some physical formula to estimate height by measuring long bones [2,3]. This estimation can be very important in especial conditions such as forensic medical issues [4,5].…”

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confidence: 99%