Comparison of leg Anthropometry among school going children

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the leg Anthropometry among the school going children belonging to different age groups. Stratified Random Sampling was used to select One hundred twenty school going children, age ranging between eleven to sixteen years for the study from Stepping stone school (high), Rishra, West Bengal. The students were further divided into three groups of forty students each according to the age groups i.e. Group A (11-12 years), Group B (13-14 years) and Group C (15-16 years).The Anthropometric measurements included Thigh Girth, Mid Thigh Girth, Calf Girth, Ankle Girth, Upper Leg Length, Lower Leg Length, Foot Length and Foot Breadth measured by Flexible steel tape, Anthropometric tape and Sliding calipers. The data of leg Anthropometric collected on One hundred and twenty School going children belonging to different age groups were statistically analyzed through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to find out the significant difference among the school going children belonging to different age groups at 0.05 level of significance. The Anthropometric measurements such as Thigh Girth, Mid Thigh Girth, Calf Girth, Ankle Girth, Upper Leg Length, Lower Leg Length, Foot Length and Foot Breadth showed significant differences among the school going children belonging to different age groups.