Assessing the Relationship between Foot Dimensions and Body Weight among Young Generation of Central India

The aim of the study is to study the relationship of foot dimensions with body weight. Overweight and obesity are increasing in prevalence. However, despite reports of poor foot health, the influence of obesity and overweight on adult foot morphology has received limited attention. A vital part of forensic inquiry is using scientific methods to identify a human being. The human foot has been examined in many ways by anatomists, forensic scientists, anthropologists, medical professionals, podiatrists, and several other organizations all over the world. People often go barefoot in developing nations like India for a variety of reasons, including spiritual or religious convictions, participation in sociocultural activities, weather conditions, living in rural regions, and socioeconomic considerations. This makes foot impressions for forensic inquiry more significant. The findings of earlier investigations carried out in Central India were inconsequential. Thus, a large sample size and a variety of characteristics were used in this study, which sought to create a database suitable for forensic inquiry. This cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 1000 participants (500 male and 500 female) of ESIC Institute Gulbarga over a period of 14 months. Foot length, foot breadth along with body weight was measured. Mean weight (male) was 58.21 kg and female was 50.14 kg. Statistically significant correlation was observed between body weight and foot dimensions of both sides in both sexes. Correlation coefficient ‘r’ and Linear regression equation was calculated. In both sexes, there was a statistically significant association between body weight and foot measurements on both sides. Forensic investigations and anthropometric studies might benefit from this data.