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This research was performed to identify the incidence of spinal and lower extremity deformity and to identify the relationship of the inci-dence between the physical characteristics. One hundred forty-seven Physical Education major students and 54 nonmajor students partici-pated in this study. Data collecting was performed by questionnaire and visual postural evaluation. The incidences of genu varus (P<0.00001), genu recurvatum (P=0.0007), forward head (P<0.00001), lordosis (P<0.00001), and scoliosis (P=0.0008) were significantly lower in non-major students compared to major students. The incidences of genu varus (P=0.0017), leg length discrepancy (P=0.0015), and forward head (P=0.005) were significantly greater in women than their counterpart. However, in genu recurvatum (P<0.00001), kyphosis (P=0.0001), and lordosis (P=0.0024), the incidences were significantly lower in women. Overweight (body mass index [BMI]>24.5 kg/m2) students showed sig-nificantly high incidence (4.7 times, P=0.0044) in genu varus compared to students with normal BMI, and revealed significantly low incidence in genu recurvatum (P=0.0047) and protruding abdomen (P=0.0002).