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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2016.40.4.591

A Study on Lower Body Somatotype Classifications of Tall Stature Korean Women by KS  

Kim, Nam-Soon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Kyung Hee University)
Song, Hwa Kyung (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Kyung Hee University)
Do, Wol-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University/Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.40, no.4, 2016 , pp. 591-599 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzes the somatotype of tall stature Korean women's lower body for proper slack patterns. The study subjects consist of 350 statures over 165cm in 18-59 aged women's of Size Korea 2010. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Duncan test were used for analysis using SPSS 19.0. The result are as follows: Factor 1 was the horizontal dimension of waist and hip, factor 2 was the vertical dimension of lower body, factor 3 was the horizontal dimension of the lower limbs, factor 4 was the crotch length, and factor 5 was the horizontal dimension of hip. The lower body was divided into 3 types based on analysis of the above factors. Type 1 (46.6%) represented stout type with a thick and medium length of crotch and leg. Type 2 (22.7%) represented a curve type from waist to hip with long crotch length, while short and thin leg. Type 3 (30.7%) was referred as slender type, with short crotch length, while long and thin leg.
Keywords
Stature; Lower body; Somatotype classification;
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