COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MALE AND FEMALE ADULT FOOT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IN NIGERIA

Authors : Stella ISİOMA MONYE, Ayodeji OMOTEHİNSE, Godwin OVUWORİE

Pages : 55-67

Doi:10.47933/ijeir.771959

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Publication Date : 2021-01-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Anthropometric measurements form the bedrock for the design of products for consumers’ use, therefore, accurate knowledge of the different dimensions and the methods of measurements are key to obtaining veritable data. The evolving nature of the population has made it imperative for a regular up - to - date foot demographic data to be developed and established. As there is paucity of such data, this study seeks to cover this gaping hole. This study adopted the traditional measurement method which entailed the use of anthropometric instruments to manually take body measurements of four hundred insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(400); adult subjects comprising male insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(200); and female insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(200);. The participants were within the age bracket of 18-55 years from University of Benin, Benin-City. Stratified random sampling technique was employed in selecting the subjects to be measured. Twenty seven foot anthropometric data were taken excluding age and weight. The resulting data were descriptively analyzed using SPSS version 16 and paired sample t-test. Result of the descriptive statistics gave the mean age, weight and height of the pooled sample of the population as; 26.47 ± 7.65 years, 63.40 ± 14.07kg and 170.52 ± 8.82cm respectively. The result also revealed that stature is significantly higher in males than in females. The results of the t-test showed that foot length and foot breadth of males differ significantly from those of the females insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(16.785 and P<0.001);, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20.468 and P<0.001);. The implication of this is that the foot demographic data established would aid the design of prosthesis and footwear for better functionality
Keywords : Demographic data, Foot Anthropometry, Prosthesis, Footwear, Descriptive statistics