FOOT ANTHROPOMETRY OF ADULT BANGLADESHI MALE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Authors

  • M TANVEER HOSSAIN PARASH Department of Biomedical Science & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
  • HUMAIRA NAUSHABA Department of Anatomy, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • SADIA CHOUDHURY SHIMMI Department of Biomedical Science & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Anthropometry, Foot length,Foot width, Instep and Circumference

Abstract

Anthropometrical data are required for developing a standard for a product, identifying a victim of a crime or
accident, studying a civilization and also for treating patients. There is a paucity of anthropometric data of
foot of adult Bangladeshi male. This study was carried out on 120 male students of Sir Salimullah Medical
College, Dhaka. Foot length, foot width, heel breadth, instep and ball circumference of right and left foot,
measured by slide caliper and flexible measuring tape, were 25.30 (± 1.24) cm and 25.32 (± 1.22) cm, 9.83
(± 0.64) cm and 9.85 (± 0.66) cm., 5.78 (± 0.67) cm and 5.64 (± 0.66) cm, 24.22 (± 1.38) cm and 24.08 (±
1.37) cm and 24.59 (± 1.48) cm and 24.40 (± 1.50) cm respectively. This study would provide the direction to
construct baseline data of foot anthropometry of Bangladeshi people of different age groups and sexes.

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30.06.2016

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M TANVEER HOSSAIN PARASH, HUMAIRA NAUSHABA, & SADIA CHOUDHURY SHIMMI. (2016). FOOT ANTHROPOMETRY OF ADULT BANGLADESHI MALE MEDICAL STUDENTS. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 7(2), 472–477. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/5090

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Volume 7, Issue 2, 2016

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