title: An examination of the relationship between foot length, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 (toe lengths), ankle circumference and calf circumference of Turkish University students aged between 17 and 25.
abstract: In this study, the relationship, between Foot Length, Toe Lengths, Ankle Circumference and Calf Circumference of the students aged 17-25 was examined. When looked at the correlation coefficients, a significant relationship between Foot Length, Ankle Circumference, Calf Circumference and T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 (Toe Lengths) was discovered (p < 0.05). However, from the statistical point of view the relationship between only Foot Length and Ankle Circumference in the Males was discovered to be bigger than the Females (p < 0.05). Whereas, the other measurement in both Males and Females were relatively close to each other. During the study it was discovered that while the relationship between Ankle Circumference and Calf Circumference in both sexes was statistically significant (p < 0.05), the relationship between Ankle Circumference and T1, T2, T3, T4 was also statistically significant, but this relationship in Males were bigger than that of Females (p < 0.05). When the regression analyse was carried out, it was observed that there was a linear relationship between Foot Length and T1-T5. This indicated that Turkish people has bigger Ankle & Calf Circumferences and Foot Length than Japanese people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ulukent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D014034:Toes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014421:Turkey; D014495:Universities