Gender Differences of Foot Dimensions: a Study on Rajasthani Jats and North Indian Mixed Population

The present study focused on the relationship between foot length, foot breadth and foot index between the males and females in Rajasthani Jats and North Indian Mixed population. 600 subjects 300 Rajasthani Jats (150 males and 150 females) and 300 subjects (150 males and 150 females) from north Indian mixed population between 18–50 years of age were taken for study. Foot index in Rajasthani Jats is 37 whereas in the North Indian mixed population the deviation point is 36. Foot index is highly reliable as a sex indicator in North Indian mixed population but the same is not true for Rajasthani Jats. Although statistically significant sex differences are evident for foot index, its practical utility appears to be limited because of considerable overlap. Foot Length and foot breadth appear to be strong predictors of sex. Foot index is a poor and unreliable sex indicator in the Rajasthani Jats.