Gender Determination by Using Left Foot Index in Rajasthan Adults

Nupur Shukla; Monika Gupta

doi:10.26452/ijrps.v14i3.4302

Nupur Shukla ⁽¹⁾ , Monika Gupta ⁽²⁾

(1) Department of Anatomy, NIMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, India ,

(2) Department of Anatomy, RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, India

https://doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v14i3.4302

Issue
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2023): Volume 14 Issue 3

Keywords:

Left Foot breadth, Left Foot Index, Left Foot length, Digital sliding caliper

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Abstract

In the present era, with the evolution in the medical field, many parameters have gained importance in researches by the forensic experts, anthropologists in the identification of biological remains. Nowadays, complete human skeletons can be used for the identification of the biological profile of an individual. One of the emerging parameters are the foot dimensions in identification and gender determination. The study was conducted on 207 males & 200 females from Rajasthan adult population of age group 17 to 25 years. The anthropometric measurements of left foot length and breadth were measured by the digital sliding caliper. Significant Foot index was calculated, it was found that the overall left foot index for males was 37.89 and females was 38.24. This indicates that the value of left foot index is less than 38 in male but more than 38 in females. This 38 value obtained can be the deviation point in predicting the gender, by calculating the left foot index.

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Authors

Nupur Shukla

Department of Anatomy, NIMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

nups1202@gmail.com (Primary Contact)

Monika Gupta

Department of Anatomy, RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Nupur Shukla, & Monika Gupta. (2023). Gender Determination by Using Left Foot Index in Rajasthan Adults. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14(3), 136–140. https://doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v14i3.4302