Citation

van Schoor H, Konz S. Int. J. Ind. Ergonomics 1996; 17(5): 437-440.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

In many countries world wide, anthropometric data for use in ergonomic design does not exist or is insufficient. More male than female anthropometric data exist, since many countries have Military Standards available which specifies male body dimensions. In this comparison anthropometric data of international populations were used to find the relation between body dimensions of males and females. Data of 20 regions representing the populations of the world were used and the ratios between male and female measurements were calculated. By calculating the average, standard deviation and covariance of the data, helpful generalisations can be made for use in industrial ergonomic workspace design. These generalisations can be used to estimate female dimensions of populations for which only male dimensions exist. It was found that female dimensions (especially erect stature height) can generally be estimated at 93% of the male dimensions and that the greatest variability in the ratio between males and females are in the regions including the legs.