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Table 3 Body measurement comparison between age groups (Unit = mm)

From: Body shape classification of Korean middle-aged women using 3D anthropometry

Analysis item

Mean (S.D.)

F

40–44

(n = 77)

45–49

(n = 82)

50–54

(n = 81)

55–59

(n = 62)

Total

(n = 302)

Height

Stature1

1609.38A

(54.37)

1590.18AB

(51.83)

1573.75BC

(44.30)

1564.85C

(58.01)

1585.47

(54.31)

10.288***

Cervical height1

1360.11A

(48.80)

1342.61AB

(47.00)

1329.81B

(41.77)

1321.02B

(52.83)

1339.21

(49.31)

9.232***

Neck point height1

1341.85A

(48.33)

1323.92AB

(46.50)

1312.23B

(40.59)

1303.59B

(52.11)

1321.18

(48.54)

9.045***

Neck Front point height1

1299.70A

(47.19)

1283.98AB

(45.76)

1272.13B

(39.01)

1265.46B

(51.26)

1281.01

(47.18)

7.840***

Shoulder height

1294.49A

(48.76)

1276.24B

(45.18)

1265.28BC

(40.30)

1256.27C

(51.52)

1273.86

(48.10)

9.091***

Axilla height

1187.82A

(46.86)

1170.32B

(44.23)

1158.24BC

(38.62)

1145.67C

(46.77)

1166.48

(46.35)

11.788***

Bust height

1135.81A

(48.19)

1117.99B

(44.03)

1104.10BC

(38.31)

1095.46C

(46.30)

1114.18

(46.43)

11.469***

Underbust height

1081.46A

(47.91)

1064.36B

(42.75)

1050.02C

(37.91)

1039.50C

(46.68)

1059.77

(46.17)

12.391***

Waist height

963.66A

(39.21)

950.51B

(35.77)

942.32BC

(32.85)

934.28C

(39.16)

948.34

(37.97)

8.347***

Abdominal height

896.96

(54.34)

884.60

(49.69)

879.05

(47.90)

877.22

(58.49)

884.74

(52.64)

2.145

Waist height (omphalion)

920.69A

(40.38)

907.97B

(37.86)

903.61BC

(34.02)

893.87C

(42.84)

907.15

(39.54)

5.839**

Hip height

780.70A

(36.99)

769.50AB

(34.81)

764.17B

(31.47)

758.84B

(36.51)

768.74

(35.60)

5.155**

Knee height

414.40

(17.96)

410.03

(16.76)

410.13

(14.83)

408.24

(18.63)

410.81

(17.05)

1.720

Length

Shoulder length

125.88

(8.55)

124.86

(7.44)

122.95

(8.34)

123.38

(8.06)

124.30

(8.15)

2.114

Bishoulder length

389.98A

(18.19)

385.62AB

(16.69)

379.90B

(17.87)

381.03B

(16.03)

384.26

(17.65)

5.429**

Bust point to Bust point

177.69

(12.21)

176.40

(13.80)

178.25

(14.26)

180.45

(11.46)

178.06

(13.10)

1.159

Waist front length

356.98

(16.78)

353.62

(17.87)

353.74

(16.10)

356.83

(20.06)

355.17

(17.61)

0.841

Waist front length (omphalion)

399.51

(21.42)

395.68

(21.91)

391.83

(19.49)

396.13

(22.49)

395.72

(21.36)

1.725

Neck point to Breast point to waistline

425.60

(19.95)

420.34

(18.83)

420.05

(19.13)

422.05

(18.46)

421.96

(19.17)

1.395

Waist Back length

409.91

(19.40)

405.26

(17.60)

405.05

(28.99)

402.42

(20.68)

405.81

(22.26)

1.404

Waist Back length (omphalion)

452.43A

(22.12)

447.28AB

(20.13)

443.16B

(28.99)

441.76B

(22.42)

446.36

(23.97)

2.988*

Girth

Neck Circumference1

336.80C

(14.84)

338.34BC

(17.84)

347.01AB

(26.69)

351.06A

(24.74)

342.88

(22.09)

7.310***

Neck Base circumference

379.59

(14.31)

379.13

(14.23)

378.96

(17.43)

382.86

(18.51)

379.97

(16.08)

0.864

Chest circumference

902.42B

(43.42)

903.13B

(41.31)

918.40A

(42.79)

929.17A

(38.50)

912.39

(42.88)

6.722***

Bust circumference

897.65B

(53.07)

897.42B

(47.08)

920.73A

(54.75)

936.57A

(43.53)

911.77

(52.38)

10.193***

Underbust circumference

783.89C

(42.92)

777.61C

(42.75)

798.75B

(40.33)

817.59A

(39.11)

793.09

(43.80)

12.814***

Waist circumference

780.65C

(55.43)

773.34C

(58.15)

804.04B

(54.21)

839.63A

(51.75)

797.05

(60.15)

20.085***

Abdominal circumference

857.12B

(64.05)

846.77B

(58.19)

866.97B

(61.65)

891.17A

(59.99)

863.94

(62.72)

6.666***

Waist circumference (omphalion)

825.10BC

(53.30)

816.11C

(52.66)

834.94B

(51.53)

861.90A

(48.96)

832.85

(54.05)

9.979***

Hip circumference

933.70

(40.56)

921.89

(37.18)

922.01

(39.29)

923.55

(34.64)

925.28

(38.28)

1.707

Thigh circumference

548.02A

(30.26)

538.24B

(28.72)

538.63B

(25.11)

534.84B

(31.01)

540.14

(28.97)

2.835*

Knee circumference

357.44A

(18.37)

352.53AB

(14.65)

351.45B

(15.13)

350.45B

(17.41)

353.07

(16.50)

2.656*

Upper Arm circumference

309.73

(20.54)

305.99

(19.04)

306.21

(18.69)

310.63

(19.24)

307.96

(19.39)

1.110

Elbow circumference

235.80B

(12.34)

234.85B

(11.15)

236.45B

(12.21)

242.41A

(11.58)

237.07

(12.10)

5.548**

Wrist circumference1

160.54C

(7.61)

161.47BC

(7.83)

164.72AB

(8.47)

167.44A

(9.75)

163.33

(8.74)

9.894***

Width

Neck breadth

121.79

(5.32)

120.77

(5.99)

120.39

(5.71)

119.70

(5.82)

120.71

(5.73)

1.649

Bishoulder breadth

350.69A

(14.90)

348.50AB

(12.44)

343.84B

(14.57)

344.63B

(12.72)

347.01

(13.96)

4.216**

Chest breadth

315.18AB

(15.20)

314.38B

(13.89)

319.53A

(14.32)

319.35A

(13.95)

316.99

(14.48)

2.720

Bust breadth

295.30B

(15.19)

295.50B

(13.84)

299.82AB

(15.14)

301.96A

(15.03)

297.94

(14.98)

3.527*

Underbust breadth

275.09BC

(13.74)

272.91C

(13.83)

277.97AB

(13.15)

281.20A

(13.69)

276.53

(13.87)

4.974**

Waist breadth

279.79BC

(18.76)

276.41C

(18.06)

285.10B

(16.51)

294.98A

(16.15)

283.42

(18.62)

14.807***

Abdominal breadth

306.59

(24.61)

303.35

(20.46)

307.39

(23.11)

312.98

(21.73)

307.24

(22.68)

2.175

Waist breadth (omphalion)

296.74B

(18.48)

292.61B

(16.59)

297.09B

(16.57)

303.01A

(15.75)

297.00

(17.21)

4.452**

Hip Width

341.72

(16.06)

338.11

(12.83)

336.98

(14.33)

337.38

(14.37)

338.58

(14.47)

1.724

Depth

Armscye depth

114.95B

(10.06)

114.08B

(10.39)

117.27AB

(10.47)

119.01A

(9.54)

116.17

(10.28)

3.462*

Chest depth

209.50C

(14.43)

211.02C

(14.12)

216.33B

(13.42)

224.44A

(13.98)

214.81

(14.98)

15.823***

Bust depth

232.93C

(18.55)

233.46C

(16.61)

241.63B

(18.95)

249.59A

(15.74)

238.83

(18.69)

13.823***

Underbust depth

207.95C

(16.24)

208.85C

(16.62)

216.94B

(15.70)

226.18A

(15.74)

214.35

(17.49)

19.097***

Waist depth

204.78C

(18.85)

204.93C

(20.03)

215.62B

(19.49)

227.80A

(18.75)

212.45

(21.25)

21.937***

Abdominal depth

225.85C

(18.43)

223.61C

(18.96)

233.42B

(18.62)

243.77A

(18.73)

230.95

(20.07)

16.326***

Waist depth (omphalion)

211.86C

(16.94)

211.76C

(18.21)

218.79B

(18.88)

230.62A

(17.60)

217.54

(19.29)

16.503***

Hip depth

233.29

(13.44)

231.26

(14.55)

234.69

(15.44)

237.11

(13.87)

233.90

(14.47)

2.079

Angle

Inclined angle of right shoulder

22.81

(3.58)

23.29

(3.35)

23.01

(3.08)

23.26

(2.96)

23.09

(3.25)

0.371

Inclined angle of left shoulder

23.90

(3.90)

23.67

(3.17)

24.22

(3.23)

23.96

(3.11)

23.93

(3.36)

0.368

Weight

Weight (kg)

55.86

(5.28)

54.11

(4.91)

54.54

(4.99)

55.18

(5.01)

54.89

(5.07)

1.796

BMI

21.83BC

(1.77)

21.67C

(1.79)

22.25AB

(1.59)

22.78A

(1.50)

22.10

(1.72)

6.057**

Drop value

Drop 1 (Bust circumference-Waist circumference)1

117.00A

(39.63)

124.08A

(33.10)

116.69A

(37.89)

96.94B

(28.22)

114.72

(36.41)

7.352***

Drop 2 (Hip circumference-Waist circumference)

153.05A

(43.28)

148.55A

(42.20)

117.98B

(44.55)

83.92C

(41.82)

128.23

(50.37)

38.060***

Drop 3 (Hip circumference-Bust circumference)

36.05A

(46.52)

24.47A

(41.21)

1.29B

(47.70)

-13.02B

(41.90)

13.51

(48.08)

17.595***

Drop 4 (Bust circumference-Underbust circumference)

113.77

(27.54)

119.81

(25.82)

121.98

(29.42)

118.99

(20.70)

118.68

(26.40)

1.368

Flatness ratio.

Bust flatness ratio (Bust depth/Bust breadth)

0.79C

(0.05)

0.79BC

(0.05)

0.81B

(0.05)

0.83A

(0.05)

0.80

(0.05)

9.088***

Waist flatness ratio (Waist depth/Waist breadth)

0.73C

(0.05)

0.74C

(0.04)

0.76B

(0.04)

0.77A

(0.04)

0.75

(0.05)

11.158***

Hip flatness ratio (Hip depth/Hip width)

0.68B

(0.04)

0.68B

(0.04)

0.70AB

(0.05)

0.70A

(0.05)

0.69

(0.04)

3.708*

  1. Alphabet is the result of post hoc tests (Duncan’s test, 1 Games-Howell test) (A > B > C)
  2. *p < .05,  **p < .01,  ***p < .001