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Table 2 Surface anatomy of each group

From: A comparative study of the feet of middle-aged women in Korea and the Maasai tribe

 

Korean women

Maasai women

p-value

Foot length (cm)

234.75 ± 6.78

243.5 ± 12.15

0.005

Foot width (cm)

95.59 ± 4.53

99.73 ± 5.02

0.001

Foot width/ft length

0.41 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.01

0.586

Calf circumference (cm)

35.13 ± 3.03

34.05 ± 3.24

0.355

Hindfoot alignment (°)

5.97 ± 3.36 (eversion)

7.1 ± 2.07 (eversion)

0.098

Arch height (cm)

1.58 ± 0.73

1.55 ± 1.37

0.646

Number of flat feet (of 40)

0 (0 %)

4 (10 %)

 

Number of claw toes (of 40)

0 (0 %)

38 (95 %)