Anthropometric Data Differences Between Adult and Elderly Taiwanese
The design of home and environment should be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. Thus, consideration of the anthropometric characteristics of the users plays an up-most role to ensure the usability of home and environments. The aim of the study was to compare different body dimensions of Taiwanese population. Special attention was paid to the elder subjects. Anthropometric data of 8,481 subjects, collected during 2000 and 2008, were included in the study. For comparisons, the data were divided into three groups of 18-65 years old (7,946 subjects), 65-74 years old (392 subjects) and 75-84 years old (146 subjects). Statistical analyses results showed that most of dimensions decrease with the growth of age. Stature, sitting height, elbow height and acromion height of different male groups are the most significantly affected by age groups and were decreased 67.3, 53.2, 26.3 and 27.3 mm respectively. Stature, eye height, acromion height and sitting height of different females groups are the most significantly affected measurements which decreased 53.1, 65.4, 44.6 and 50.8 mm respectively. When comparing bodily proportions of adult with that of the elderly people, the largest upper body proportion was identified for the adult group, followed by the 65-74 years group and the 75-84 years group. This study provided reference dimensions for the design of nursing homes, retirement villages, public environment, transport facilities and hospitals when universal design is of concern.
Aged populations Anthropometry Universal design
Lee, Yung-Hu Wu, Sher-Kai
Department of Industrial Management,National Taiwan University of Science and Technology,No. 43 Kee- Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43 Ke
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-5
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）