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Table 3 Mean and SD of subjective comfort depending on material, shape, and test posture (N = 10)

From: Development of hip protectors for snowboarding utilizing 3D modeling and 3D printing

Variable

Evaluation criteria

Overall wearing comfort

Side wearing comfort

Buttocks wearing comfort

Material

Shape

Posture

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

3D printing + EVA pad

Original

Standing

6.2

1.8

6.7

1.8

6.9

1.3

Sitting

4.9

2.8

4.9

1.8

6.6

1.3

Snowboard motion

5.3

1.8

5.4

1.6

6.7

1.6

Inner open

Standing

7.9

1.4

7.8

1.3

7.8

1.2

Sitting

7.5

1.1

6.7

2.2

7.5

1.0

Snowboard motion

7.7

1.3

7.2

1.4

8.0

1.2

Outer open

Standing

6.6

1.6

7.1

1.9

6.7

2.3

Sitting

6.3

1.9

6.4

2.3

7.3

1.6

Snowboard motion

7.6

1.6

6.4

2.5

7.1

1.7

EVA pad

Original

Standing

5.7

2.2

5.7

2.0

5.1

2.1

Sitting

4.6

2.5

4.7

2.6

5.5

3.0

Snowboard motion

5.1

2.4

5.6

2.5

6.0

1.5

Inner open

Standing

5.8

1.4

7.0

1.4

6.6

1.3

Sitting

6.9

1.7

6.5

1.6

6.8

1.6

Snowboard motion

6.2

1.4

6.7

1.4

6.6

1.3

Outer open

Standing

6.2

2.0

7.6

1.2

7.2

0.8

Sitting

6.8

1.8

7.0

1.6

7.1

1.6

Snowboard motion

6.9

2.0

7.1

1.8

7.3

1.5