Proportion of elementary school pupils’ anthropometric characteristics with dimensions of classroom furniture in Isfahan, Iran

BACKGROUND: This study is aimed to examine the appropriacy of school furniture to Iranian pupils′ anthropometric features. METHODS: The participants in this cross-sectional study were 493 boys and 489 girls with the age-range of 7 to 12 years who were selected through a multistage random cluster sam...

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Autores principales: Habibi, Ehsanollah, Asaadi, Zahra, Hosseini, Seyed Mohsen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3063434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21448391
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: This study is aimed to examine the appropriacy of school furniture to Iranian pupils′ anthropometric features. METHODS: The participants in this cross-sectional study were 493 boys and 489 girls with the age-range of 7 to 12 years who were selected through a multistage random cluster sampling procedure. Age, weight, height, and anthropometric dimensions were determined. RESULTS: This study indicates that there is a significant difference between the minimum and maximum acceptable dimensions and those of the available furniture (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In designing suitable furniture for pupils the anthropometric differences of age and gender must be taken into account.

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