Connections between the longitudinal arch of the foot and the chosen morphological features of the body in 20–27 years women
Keywords:
the longitudinal arch, Clark’s angle, Godunow-Sztriter (KY) index, the index of depth of the longitudinal arch of the foot (Wgwp), Chippaux-Smirak Index (CSI)Abstract
Background: The review of scientific publications shows that foot tests have been done in various aspects and different methods were used but the results are contradictory. In spite of the known connections between the longitudinal arch of the foot and some features of the body in different ages and different environment the results do not give unequivocal answer which features of the body have a primary importance for the longitudinal arch of the foot.
Aim: Evaluation of connections between the longitudinal arch of the foot and the chosen morphological features of the body in women aged between 20 and 27.
Material and method: Cross-sectional studies were performed in 2008 and 2009 and included 150 randomly selected female students of The University of Rzeszow and The Beskid Skills College in Żywiec. The tested women were aged between 20 and 28. Direct measurements of some morphological features were conducted. On the basis of collected data anthropological indexes such as BMI index and Rohrer’s index were calculated. The longitudinal arch of the foot was evaluated by Clark’s angle and GodunowSztriter (KY) index, the index of depth of the longitudinal arch of the foot (Wgwp) and Chippaux-Smirak Index (CSI). Plantographic method was used to evaluate feet. Methods of descriptive statistics were used to analyse the collected material. Pearson’s correlation (linear) was used to evaluate connections between the longitudinal arch of the foot and the chosen morphological features of the body.
Results: The analysis of correlations between the longitudinal arch and somatic features shows connections between the longitudinal arch and body weight and circumferences of lower extremities in tested women.
Conclusions: The longitudinal arch of women feet in studied age is connected with body weight and circumferences of lower extremities, which indicates that slimmer women with slender lower extremities have less degree of risk of the longitudinal arch deformities.
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