1Assistant Professor, department of Anatomy MMIMSR, Mullana-Ambala, Haryana, India
2Professor, department of Anatomy MMIMSR, Mullana-Ambala, Haryana, India
3M. Sc. Student, department of Anatomy MMIMSR, Mullana-Ambala, Haryana, India
The aim of our physical anthropometric study was to determine sex (male/female) by foot measurements.600 subjects, 300 Haryanvi jats (150 males, 150 females) and 300 subjects from North Indian mixed population (150 males, 150 females) of age between 18–50 years were examined in the year 2011.In Haryanvi jats, males had an average foot length about 2cm greater than females. Foot breadth in males was about 1cm greater as compared to females. In North Indian mixed population males had an average foot length about 3cm greater than female foot length. The average foot breadth in males was about 1cm greater than in females. Difference in foot length and foot breadth in males and females of both populations was highly significant. In both populations, foot index in females was found to be more than 36 and in males less than 36.Therefore this value can be taken as a deviation point for sex determination.
Forensic science, Foot measurements, Foot index, Haryanvi
