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Classification of Sole Types and Characteristics According to Types for Young and Elderly Women

청년층과 노년층 여성의 발바닥 유형 분류와 유형별 특성 분석

  • Kook, Young-ji (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Lim, Ho-sun (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 국영지 (숙명여자대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 임호선 (숙명여자대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2018.01.15
  • Accepted : 2018.02.05
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

This study was attempted to clarify differences in sizes and shapes of foot between 20's and 60-70's women and analyzed the characteristics of elderly women's foot shapes as compared with those of young. The 2D data were 101 elderly and 101 young women in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. The results are as follows: Firstly, the foot length of the elderly was shorter than that of the young, the foot breadth and the heel width were widened, but the toes breadth became smaller and the deformity of the toe 1 and the first metatarsal part appeared. Secondly, in the Foot Index, there was a significant difference in age group, the young is more than the elderly in the narrow type, standard type, the elderly women showed more than three times the young in the wide type. Thirdly, in the factor analysis for the foot type classification, 'foot length' factors in both age groups were large. Next, young group were influenced by 'toes breadth', lateral ball breadth' factors, elderly group was influenced by the 'lateral ball breadth', 'medial ball breadth' factors. Lastly, in the cluster analysis of the elderly group, the types of sole were classified as W-Type(20.8%, wide foot and toes, large heel), H-type(20.8%, small toes breadth, heel), D-type(31.7%, long length and wide lateral ball) and A-Type(26.7%, which is found only in the elderly, small length and large toes angle). As a result, it is necessary to design the shoes that match the characteristics of the soles of the elderly women.

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