title: Estimating height and weight from size of footprints.
abstract: In the mid 1800s, Topinard proposed a simple formula for estimating a person's height: maximum foot length divided by 0.15 reveals the stature of most individuals. In addition to corroborating Topinard's findings, the author has developed formulas to serve as predictive models for estimating both height and weight when only a subject's footprint dimensions are known. The formulas are presented with a discussion of the data from which they are derived.
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D014034:Toes / Q000033:anatomy & histology