Determination of Sex from Footprint Dimensions in a Ghanaian Population

Jubilant Kwame Abledu, Godfred Kwame Abledu, Eric Bekoe Offei and Emmanuel Mensah Antwi

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: The present study sought to verify the utility and reliability of footprint dimensions in sex determination in a Ghanaian population. Bilateral footprints were obtained from 126 Ghanaian students (66 males and 60 females) aged 18–30 years at Koforidua Polytechnic using an ink pad and white papers. Seven dimensions–length of each toe (designated T1-T5) from the most anterior point of the toe to the mid-rear heel point, breadth at ball (BAB) and breadth at heel (BAH)–and the heel-ball (HB) index were obtained from each footprint. Some footprint dimensions (i.e. T2, T3, T4 and T5) showed statistically significant bilateral asymmetry in males only. All the footprint dimensions, except HB index, were significantly greater in males than females (p

Date: 2015
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