International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 1 Comparison between the average body size of middle-aged Korean women and the representative participantÂ
From: The development of dress forms in standing and sitting postures using 3D body scanning and printing
Measurement | Average middle-aged Korean women; normal weight (A) Mean (SD) | Representative participant (B) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A − B | Percentage (%)* | |||
General | ||||
 Stature (cm) | 158.55 (5.43) | 161.50 | − 2.95 | − 1.86 |
 Weight (kg) | 54.89 (5.07) | 55.90 | − 1.01 | − 1.84 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 22.10 (1.72) | 21.43 | 0.67 | 3.03 |
Length | ||||
 Shoulder length | 12.43 (0.81) | 11.79 | 0.64 | 5.15 |
 Bishoulder length | 38.43 (1.77) | 37.51 | 0.92 | 2.39 |
 Bust point–bust point | 17.81 (1.31) | 16.92 | 0.89 | 5.00 |
 Waist front length | 35.52 (1.76) | 35.12 | 0.40 | 1.13 |
 Waist front length (Omphalion) | 39.57 (2.14) | 39.71 | − 0.14 | − 0.35 |
 Neck point to bust point to waistline | 42.20 (1.92) | 42.59 | − 0.39 | − 0.92 |
 Waist back length | 40.58 (2.23) | 39.12 | 1.46 | 3.60 |
 Waist back length (Omphalion) | 44.64 (2.40) | 42.60 | 2.04 | 4.57 |
Girth | ||||
 Neck circumference | 34.29 (2.21) | 34.17 | 0.12 | 0.35 |
 Neck base circumference | 38.00 (1.61) | 36.87 | 1.13 | 2.97 |
 Chest circumference | 91.24 (4.29) | 89.95 | 1.29 | 1.41 |
 Bust circumference | 91.18 (5.24) | 89.57 | 1.61 | 1.77 |
 Underbust circumference | 79.31 (4.38) | 78.98 | 0.33 | 0.42 |
 Waist circumference | 79.70 (6.01) | 78.22 | 1.48 | 1.86 |
 Waist circumference (Omphalion) | 83.29 (5.41) | 83.06 | 0.23 | 0.28 |
 Abdominal circumference | 86.39 (6.27) | 88.81 | − 2.42 | − 2.80 |
 Hip circumference | 92.53 (3.83) | 92.70 | − 0.17 | − 0.18 |
 Thigh circumference | 54.01 (2.90) | 54.39 | − 0.38 | − 0.70 |
 Knee circumference | 35.31 (1.65) | 34.57 | 0.74 | 2.10 |
 Upper arm circumference | 30.80 (1.94) | 29.13 | 1.67 | 5.42 |
 Elbow circumference | 23.71 (1.21) | 25.42 | − 1.71 | − 7.21 |
Width | ||||
 Neck breadth | 12.07 (0.57) | 11.95 | 0.12 | 0.99 |
 Bishoulder breadth | 34.70 (1.40) | 36.53 | − 1.83 | − 5.27 |
 Chest breadth | 31.70 (1.45) | 30.72 | 0.98 | 3.09 |
 Bust breadth | 29.79 (1.50) | 30.19 | − 0.40 | − 1.34 |
 Underbust breadth | 27.65 (1.39) | 28.48 | − 0.83 | − 3.00 |
 Waist breadth | 28.34 (1.86) | 28.78 | − 0.44 | − 1.55 |
 Waist breadth (Omphalion) | 29.70 (1.72) | 30.47 | − 0.77 | − 2.59 |
 Abdominal breadth | 30.72 (2.27) | 32.67 | − 1.95 | − 6.35 |
 Hip width | 33.86 (1.45) | 34.31 | − 0.45 | − 1.33 |
Depth | ||||
 Armscye depth | 11.62 (1.03) | 10.62 | 1.00 | 8.61 |
 Chest depth | 21.48 (1.50) | 23.35 | − 1.87 | − 8.71 |
 Bust depth | 23.88 (1.87) | 23.49 | 0.39 | 1.63 |
 Underbust depth | 21.44 (1.75) | 19.76 | 1.68 | 7.84 |
 Waist depth | 21.25 (2.13) | 20.38 | 0.87 | 4.09 |
 Waist depth (Omphalion) | 21.75 (1.93) | 21.46 | 0.29 | 1.33 |
 Abdominal depth | 23.10 (2.01) | 22.92 | 0.18 | 0.78 |
 Hip depth | 23.39 (1.45) | 22.62 | 0.77 | 3.29 |