A Study on the Cloth Sizing System for Middle Aged Obese Men -35-55 Years of Age
| Autor: | Kwang-Ae Park, Ok-Jin Seong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Waist-to-height ratio
Gerontology Waist Polymers and Plastics Upper body business.industry Materials Science (miscellaneous) Crotch Human Factors and Ergonomics Circumference medicine.disease Obesity Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Normal group medicine.anatomical_structure Lower body Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Medicine business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles. 36:231-243 |
| ISSN: | 1225-1151 |
| DOI: | 10.5850/jksct.2012.36.2.231 |
| Popis: | This study examines the characteristics of fat body type males aged 35 to 55 with a BMI rate higher than 25 categorized as mid-degree obesity and high-degree obesity according to the Size Korea; in addition, the study provides a sizing system for obese males. The physical characteristics of the obese male appeared to be with a shorter lower body compared to an upper body for a higher degree of obesity. Obesity appeared evenly from chest to thigh circumference compared to a normal group. Especially, their waist measurement, depth, and width were significantly larger as well as the crotch length (natural indentation) and a larger waist measurement. As for the cloth sizing system, this study suggests the sizes with higher distribution among the designated size intervals of casual tops, men`s suit tops and bottoms based on standard stature, chest size and waist circumference (Omphalion) by KS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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