Fashion & Textile Research Journal (한국의류산업학회지)

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The Change Pattern of Body Shape on Chronological Age in Korea Adult Women

한국 성인 여성의 연령대별 체형변화에 대한 연구

  • Kim, Kyoung Sun (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Han, Hyunsook (The Research Institute of Computer Information and communication, Korea University) ;
  • Nam, Yun Ja (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University/Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
  • 김경선 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 한현숙 (고려대학교 컴퓨터 정보통신연구소) ;
  • 남윤자 (서울대학교 의류학과 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2016.11.10
  • Accepted : 2017.01.25
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

In this study, change trends and specific times for change in body size were sought to be identified by using manual measurements for Korean adult women at 20 to 89 of age, along with examinations of change trends and specific times of change in body shape based on body index values. The examinations of means, deviations, and variation coefficients revealed that there was a tendency of most height related measures to decrease. In addition, combined with decrease in height, growth in weight led to increased BMI, thus resulting in increase in measures of circumference, thickness, and breadth in the torso area. The BMI trends showed that with increasing age, BMI increased, reaching the peak between the ages of 55 and 59 and then decreasing from 64 of age, with the steepest increase in BMI at ages from 50 to 54. The examination of differences in the body flatness ratio for different parts of body found that with increasing age the ratio decreased, indicating a tendency for gradual change to round body shapes. The analysis of 3D body shape found that there were more back-bends and lowered shoulder levels with age, accompanied with a tendency for more bended legs and more inclined-forward necks. The key trends in changes in body measurements by age and detailed estimates of 3D standard body shape drawn out from this study are expected to significantly contribute to establishing a basic database for generating patterns reflecting age features of Korean adult females.

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