An examination of the relationship between foot length, foot breath, ball girth, height and weight of Turkish university students aged between 17 and 25.

In this study the relationship between foot length, foot breadth, ball girth or foot circumference, height and weight of Turkish students aged between 17 and 25 was examined. It was noted that in both sexes the correlation between foot length and height was more significant than the correlation between foot length and weight. When the percentage ratio of foot breadth and ball girth to foot length is calculated in both sexes, the percentage ratio in students with longer feet turned out to be smaller. However, it was found that foot breadth and ball girth of the male students in the same foot length category were greater than in the female students. The comparison of right foot length and ball girth in the same foot length category in Turkish, French and Japanese indicated that there was a similarity between Turkish and French with regard to foot breadth. The ball girth of the individuals from these three different populations were quite different from each other. It was observed that the average foot length of the Turkish was larger than that of both French and Japanese. The following conclusions can be drawn from this study: 1. Foot breath, ball girth and foot length can be regarded as three separate elements. 2. These three elements are to be precisely known for the optimal manufacturing of shoe lasts. 3. Apart from the above mentioned three elements, both individual and racial differences must also be considered concerning an optimal manufacturing of shoe lasts.