An Analysis of relationships between the Clothing-weight and Health state on Kindergartners

유아의 착의량과 건강상태와의 상관연구

This study was done for the purpose of analysing the relationships between the clothing weight and health state on the kindergartners. The data were collected in July. Oct. 1986, and February, April. 1987, 324 kindergartners is Seoul. And those factors assumed in the study to have impacts on the clothing weight were, 1) Anthropometric measurement and BMI, Kaup-Index, % fat. 2) The motor ability 3) The health states assumed by application of cornell medical index and health state, Incidence, medical history. The results obtained were to follows. 1) In November, clothing weight was ghigh correlation between anthropometric measurements, BMI, Kaup-Index, motor ability and cornell-medical index. 2) The health problem scores were significant in total clothing weight, upper wear clothing weight, under wear clothing weight. 3) The relation between clothing weight and weight, BMI, motor ability and cold contration among the health state scores proves to be significant correlation.