%0 Journal Article
%T An Assessment of the Anthropometric Data of Iranian University Students
%A Seyyed Jalil Mirmohammadi
%A Amir Houshang Mehrparvar Mehrparvar
%A Somayyeh Jafari
%A Mehrdad Mostaghaci
%J International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
%D 2011
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Anthropometric data are used for proper design of workstation, equipment, furniture. Mismatch between anthropometric dimensions and consumer products may cause health problems in human body. In this study we measured anthropometric dimensions of Iranian university students in order to create a data bank for furniture design. The purpose was to measure some anthropometric dimensions of university students for furniture design. In this cross-sectional study, we measured 20 anthropometric dimensions of 911 university students aged 18-25 years (475 males and 436 females) in Iran. Their mean age (”Ą standard deviation) was 20.45”Ą1.24. Mean”ĄSD weight was 70.14”Ą12.44 kg and 58.10”Ą8.63 kg in males and females, and mean”ĄSD height was 1741.89”Ą63.09 mm and 1594.91”Ą59.88 mm, respectively. All dimensions measured were significantly different between two genders except for buttock-knee length. This study showed a significant difference between anthropometric dimensions of our population with other populations.
%K Anthropometry
%K Ergonomics
%K Product Design
%K University Student
%U http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20058.pdf&manuscript_id=20058