Sex differences in anthropometry for school furniture design
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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
1Department of Industrial Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Chongryang, Seoul.
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with anthropometric dimensions of young Koreans and their interrelationships for school furniture design. Ten anthropometric measurements were taken from 1248 subjects, age range 6-17. The study investigated sex differences in interrelationships between body dimensions, to provide suitable sizes of chair and desk for boys and girls. The results showed that stature had a high relationship to body dimensions for school furniture design, and that there were significant sex differences in relationships between stature and the body dimensions. In particular, boys above 126 cm in stature required higher desk and chair heights than girls of the same stature. On the other hand, girls above 120 cm in stature required a larger depth and breadth of chair than boys of the same stature.
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