Determination of 0-3 age group users anthropometric foot size in Turkey; comparision of these with available products and standards

Anthropometry, which is composed of the words Anthropos (human) and Meticos (scale) in Greek and includes the scale of human body, is a discipline of science. These scales provide suitable designs for large mass of people by determining similarities and differences resulted from various factors such as anatomy, geographical area and occupational groups among individuals and groups. Social standards were formed by the use of these scales which establish the base for the relationship between the product and the consumer. Scales which each society determines are specific to that society. Standards which are established for a particular product can?t be used in any other societies; otherwise, it is inevitable to see the biological deformations in society. Babyhood period is regarded as the most important period in the development of foot. Development of baby foot in later years and insufficiency of bone structure are the most important reasons. For this reason, this research includes children who are boys and girls aged between 0 and 3 (0-36 months). The country was statistically divided into seven parts with Stratified Sampling Method in the scope of this research and various anthropometric measurements were taken from individuals who live in selected cities including these regions. Data obtained were compared with ?TS 5553 (1988) Paris Point System? standards which are used in our country and formed in a way which is suitable for the foot of French People.Keywords: Standardization, Anthropometry, Design, Infancy