Relationship between Foot Length, Foot Breadth, Ball Girth, Height and Weight of School Children Aged 3-5 Years Old

Abstract

Anthropometry, as an early tool of physical anthropology; has been used for identification, for the purpose of understanding human physical variation, in paleo anthropology and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits. This study is an attempt to estimate the relationship between foot length, foot breadth, ball girth, height, and weight of school children aged 3-5 years old; to know the extent of the development and factors that influence their development and how these parameters can be used in anthropometric studies. Two hundred children of both sexes were sampled using simple random sampling technique. The parameters were measured using a height scale, marker pen, ruler, electronic bathroom scale. Pearson coefficient showed the relationship between the various parameters measured, multiple comparisons was also used to find the mean difference between the age groups, ANOVA was used to determine the mean for the parameters variation by age, t-test was used for sex difference. In all these correlations used, all the parameters; except ball girth showed significant relationship in both genders, but with higher values in the males than the females. In conclusion, foot length, foot breadth, and ball girth can be regarded as three separate elements, which are to be precisely known for optimal manufacturing of shoe lasts. While height and weight are useful in the estimation of developmental status in children; and the data collected has added literature to anthropometry in children.