CHAPTER THREE

METHOD

3.1 Introduction
The purpose of this study is to put together, summarize and analyze the
anthropometric data collected and presented in two previous graduation projects [2]
[3].
The data will be summarized using descriptive statistics and percentiles. The analysis
will include the following:-
 The use of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test to check for normality.
 The use of the t-test to test the difference between mean measurements of girls
and boys for each anthropometric dimension.
 Using Pearson correlation to investigate for relationships among the
anthropometric dimensions.
 Performing regression analysis and developing regression models for selected
anthropometric dimensions.

Anthropometric Data 3.2

The data collection was taken from previous graduating projects, First project of the
First to the third Grades, The samples included 600 students (300 boys and 300 girls;
aged between 7 and 9 years). [2]
Second project of the First to the third Grades, The samples included 700 students
(301 boys and 399 girls; aged between 8 to 12 years). [3]
Table 3.1 the grade and number of data
Grade Boys Girls Totals

First Project [2] 1 90 90 180

2 90 90 180
3 120 120 240

Totals 300 300 600

Second Project [3] 4 80 106 186

5 107 142 249
6 114 151 265

Totals 301 399 700

3.3 Anthropometric Measurements

Nineteen anthropometric dimensions (including body weight) were measured for each
student. These dimensions are defined in Table 3.2 and Table 3.3 shown in Fig 3.1
 Table 3.2 Definitions of the anthropometric measurements.

No Anthropometric Dimension Definition

1 Weight Body weight

2 Body height (stature) Vertical distance from the floor to the vertex (i.e. the crown
of the head).

3 Eye height standing Vertical distance from the standing surface to the inner can
thus of the eye.

4 Shoulder height standing Vertical distance from the standing surface to the shoulder.

5 Elbow height standing Vertical distance from the standing surface to the underside
of the elbow.

6 Forearm length Distance between acromion and tip of the middle finger.

7 Sitting height (erect) Vertical distance from a horizontal sitting surface to the
highest point of the head (vertex).

8 Eye height sitting Vertical distance from a horizontal sitting surface to the
outer corner of the eye.

9 Shoulder height sitting Vertical distance from a horizontal sitting surface to the
acromion.

10 Elbow height sitting Vertical distance from a horizontal sitting surface to the
lowest bony point of the elbow bent at a right angle with the
forearm horizontal.

11 Upper Aram Setting The vertical distance of the arm length to below the elbow.

Table 3.3 (Continued).

 No
Definition Anthropometric Dimension

Vertical distance from the sitting surface to the highest Thigh clearance 12
.point on the thigh

Vertical distance from the floor to the highest point of the Knee height
13
.superior body of the patella

Vertical distance from the floor to the popliteal angle at Popliteal height sitting 14
the underside of the knee where the tendon of the biceps
.femoris muscle is inserted into the lower leg

Horizontal distance from the back of the uncompressed Buttock–knee length 15

.buttocks to the front of the kneecap

Horizontal distance from the back uncompressed buttocks Buttock-popliteal length 16

to the popliteal angle, at the back of the knee, where the
.back of the lower legs meet the underside of the thigh

Breadth of the body measured across the widest portion of Hip breadth sitting 17
the hips

Distance across the maximum lateral protrusions of the Shoulder (bideltoid) breadth 18
.right and left deltoid muscles

Vertical distance from the horizontal seating surface Sub- Sub-scapula height 19
.scapula height
.Fig 3.1 The measured anthropometric dimensions (adopted from [7])