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Table 2 Body shape factor and groups related to landmarks

From: Automatic extraction of upper body landmarks using Rhino and Grasshopper algorithms

Landmark

Body shape factor (key measurement)

Body shape group

Criteria

Number of scans extracted from SizeKorea dataset

Neck points

BMI (kg/m2)

Thin

 < 18.5

20

Normal

18.5–24.9

80

Obese

 ≥ 25

20

Neck slope (angle between front neck point and back neck point/center back length)

Forward

 ≤ 0.70

30

Normal

0.71–0.88

58

Backward

 ≥ 0.89

32

Shoulder point

Shoulder slope (shoulder angle)

Raised

 ≤ 21.5

31

Normal

21.5–25.9

56

Sloped

 ≥ 26

33

Axilla point

BMI (kg/m2)

Thin

 < 18.5

20

Normal

18.5–24.9

80

Obese

 ≥ 25

20

Bust point, Waist point

BMI (kg/m2)

Thin

 < 18.5

20

Normal

18.5–24.9

80

Obese

 ≥ 25

20

Upper body slope (angle between back waist point and back protrusion point)

Forward

 ≤ 9.5

30

Normal

9.6–13.5

60

Backward

 ≥ 13.6

30