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Classroom furniture and anthropometric characteristics of Iranian high school students: proposed dimensions based on anthropometric data.
Appl Ergon. 2013 Jan; 44(1):101-8.AE

Abstract

The study evaluated the potential mismatch between classroom furniture dimensions and anthropometric characteristics of 978 Iranian high school students (498 girls, 480 boys), aged 15-18 years. Nine anthropometric measurements (stature, sitting height, sitting shoulder height, popliteal height, hip breadth, elbow-seat height, buttock-popliteal length, buttock-knee length and thigh clearance) and five dimensions from the existing classroom furniture were measured and then compared together (using match criterion equations) to identify any potential mismatch between them. The results indicated a considerable mismatch between body dimensions of the students and the existing classroom furniture, with seat height (60.9%), seat width (54.7%) and desktop height (51.7%) being the furniture dimensions with a higher level of mismatch. The levels of mismatch varied between the high-school grade levels and between genders, indicating their special requirements and possible problems. The proposed dimensions of the classroom furniture more appropriate for the students were given. This additional information on students' anthropometry can be used by local furniture industries as a starting point for designing more appropriate furniture for school children, or used by schools to aid in furniture selection.

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Dianat I
Department of Occupational Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. im_dianat@yahoo.com
Karimi MA
No affiliation info available
Asl Hashemi A
No affiliation info available
Bahrampour S
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MeSH

AdolescentAnthropometryBody SizeCross-Sectional StudiesEquipment DesignFemaleHumansInterior Design and FurnishingsIranMaleSchools

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22695080

Citation

Dianat, Iman, et al. "Classroom Furniture and Anthropometric Characteristics of Iranian High School Students: Proposed Dimensions Based On Anthropometric Data." Applied Ergonomics, vol. 44, no. 1, 2013, pp. 101-8.
Dianat I, Karimi MA, Asl Hashemi A, et al. Classroom furniture and anthropometric characteristics of Iranian high school students: proposed dimensions based on anthropometric data. Appl Ergon. 2013;44(1):101-8.
Dianat, I., Karimi, M. A., Asl Hashemi, A., & Bahrampour, S. (2013). Classroom furniture and anthropometric characteristics of Iranian high school students: proposed dimensions based on anthropometric data. Applied Ergonomics, 44(1), 101-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2012.05.004
Dianat I, et al. Classroom Furniture and Anthropometric Characteristics of Iranian High School Students: Proposed Dimensions Based On Anthropometric Data. Appl Ergon. 2013;44(1):101-8. PubMed PMID: 22695080.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Classroom furniture and anthropometric characteristics of Iranian high school students: proposed dimensions based on anthropometric data. AU - Dianat,Iman, AU - Karimi,Mohammad Ali, AU - Asl Hashemi,Ahmad, AU - Bahrampour,Samira, Y1 - 2012/06/12/ PY - 2011/12/03/received PY - 2012/05/17/revised PY - 2012/05/17/accepted PY - 2012/6/15/entrez PY - 2012/6/15/pubmed PY - 2013/2/27/medline SP - 101 EP - 8 JF - Applied ergonomics JO - Appl Ergon VL - 44 IS - 1 N2 - The study evaluated the potential mismatch between classroom furniture dimensions and anthropometric characteristics of 978 Iranian high school students (498 girls, 480 boys), aged 15-18 years. Nine anthropometric measurements (stature, sitting height, sitting shoulder height, popliteal height, hip breadth, elbow-seat height, buttock-popliteal length, buttock-knee length and thigh clearance) and five dimensions from the existing classroom furniture were measured and then compared together (using match criterion equations) to identify any potential mismatch between them. The results indicated a considerable mismatch between body dimensions of the students and the existing classroom furniture, with seat height (60.9%), seat width (54.7%) and desktop height (51.7%) being the furniture dimensions with a higher level of mismatch. The levels of mismatch varied between the high-school grade levels and between genders, indicating their special requirements and possible problems. The proposed dimensions of the classroom furniture more appropriate for the students were given. This additional information on students' anthropometry can be used by local furniture industries as a starting point for designing more appropriate furniture for school children, or used by schools to aid in furniture selection. SN - 1872-9126 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22695080/Classroom_furniture_and_anthropometric_characteristics_of_Iranian_high_school_students:_proposed_dimensions_based_on_anthropometric_data_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -