Anthropometric Estimates for Iranian General Population
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Abstract
Background: An essential requirement exists for a single exhaustive source of anthropometric databank in Iran. Available information about Iranian bodily dimensions is not applicable to the general population due to the sample of people investigated. This study aimed to present the first Iranian anthropometric databank by estimation.
Methods: After a systematic review, 24 relevant sources of information were found and included. No time limit was considered. The method of Rapid Anthropometrics Scaled for Height was used.
Results: Overall, 36 bodily dimensions were estimated, for which the seven percentiles of 1st, 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 95th, and 99th were calculated, stratified by sex.
Conclusion: The resulting tables can be claimed as the most representative anthropometric databank for Iranian general 20-64 yr population now. Data are suitable for practical purpose and are applicable in both occupational and community setting.
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2. Bridger RS (2003). Introduction to ergonomics. 2nd ed. ed. Taylor & Francis, London ; New York.
3. Chuan TK, Hartono M, Kumar N (2010). Anthropometry of the Singaporean and Indonesian populations. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 40:757-766.
4. Fernandez JE, Uppugonduri KG (1992). Anthropometry of South Indian industrial workmen. Ergonomics, 35:1393-1398.
5. Mokdad M (2002). Anthropometric study of Algerian farmers. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 29:331-341.
6. Steyn K, Bourne L, Jooste P, Fourie J, Rossouw K, Lombard C (1998). Anthropometric profile of a black population of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, East Afr Med J. 75:35-40.
7. Bolstad G, Benum B, Rokne A (2001). Anthropometry of Norwegian light industry and office workers. Appl Ergon, 32:239-246.
8. Hertzberg HTE (1963). Anthropometric Survey of Turkey, Greece and Italy. ed. Macmillan.
9. McDowell MA, Fryar CD, Hirsch R, Ogden CL (2005). Anthropometric reference data for children and adults: US population, 1999–2002. Adv Data,(361):1-5.
10. Fryar CD, Gu Q, Ogden CL (2012). Anthropometric reference data for children and adults: United States, 2007-2010. Vital Health Stat 11. (252):1-48.
11. Sadeghi F, Mazloumi A, Kazemi Z (2015). An anthropometric data bank for the Iranian working population with ethnic diversity. Appl Ergon. 48:95-103.
12. Pourtaghi G, Valipour F, Sadeghialavi H, Lahmi M (2014). Anthropometric characteristics of Iranian military personnel and their changes over recent years. Int J Occup Environ Med. 5:115-24.
13. Barkla D (1961). The estimation of body measurements of British population in relation to seat design. Ergonomics, 4:123-132.
14. Roebuck JA, Kroemer KHE, Thomson WG (1975). Engineering anthropometry methods. ed. John Wiley & Sons.
15. Pheasant S (1982). Anthropometric estimates for British civilian adults. Ergonomics, 25:993-1001.
16. Pheasant S (1982). A technique for estimating anthropometric data from the parameters of the distribution of stature. Ergonomics, 25:981-92.
17. Ali İ, Arslan N (2009). Estimated anthropometric measurements of Turkish adults and effects of age and geographical regions. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 39:860-865.
18. Resnick M (1995). Estimating the anthropometry of international populations using the scaling ratio method. (ed)^(eds) Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, SAGE Publications, pp. 673-677.
19. Kazemhaghighi M, Saremi M. The situation of anthropometric databank in Iran: a review study. Iran Occupational Health, 14:95-102-95.
20. Ahranjani SA, Kashani H, Forouzanfar M et al (2012). Waist circumference, weight, and body mass index of iranians based on national non-communicable disease risk factors surveillance. Iran J Public Health. 41:35-45.
21. Mououdi MA (1997). Static anthropometric charactristics of Tehran University students age 20-30. Appl Ergon, 28:149-150.
22. Abarghouie NS, HoseiniNasab H (2008). Static anthropometry in Iran. First International Conference on Ergonomics.
23. Sadeghi N, Habibi E (2009). The survey of relation between musculoskeletal disorders and anthropometric indices in the bus drivers in Isfahan. Iran Occupational Health, 6(1):6-14.
24. Vafaee B, Zaree F, Nikpey A, Varmazyar S, Safaryvaryani A (2011). Review the Proportion of university seats with body dimensions of students at the School of Public Health of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in 1388. Iran Occupational Health, 8:39-47.
25. Osquei-Zadeh R, Ghamari J, Abedi M, Shiri H (2012). Ergonomic and anthropometric consideration for library furniture in an Iranian public university. Int J Occup Environ Med, 3:19-26.
26. Mohammadi M, Sadeghi H, Sadeghi-Naieni H, Nikbakht H (2011). The relationship between ergonomics characteristics park oval bike with anthropometric indices Iranian women. The Sixth National Conference on Physical Education and Sport Sciences students of Iran.
27. Abedini R, Choobineh AR, Soltanzadeh A et al (2012). Static Anthropometric Dimensions and Regression Equations among Student Population. Health System Research, 8(4):613-623.
28. Mououdi MA (2013). The determination of static anthropometry characteristics for designing and evaluating the comfort of saddle chair. Iran Occupational Health, 9(4):24-29.
29. Mohammadi M, Sadeghi H, Sadeghi Naeini H et al (2012). The ergonomic properties of outdoor fitness equipment with respect to the anthropometric characteristic of Iranian women: a case study chest press machine and pull chairs. European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2:2077-2082.
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31. Falahati M, Zokaei M, Sadeghi Naeini H, Moradi GR (2013). Determination of variables and anthropometric indicators for classroom chair design (Study group: Tehran University medicine science–2011). Iran Occupational Health, 10:99-108.
32. Ilbeigi S, Ebrahimi-Sadr M, Afzalpour MA (2013). Survey The Ergonomic Properties of Outdoor Fitness Equipment with Anthropometric Characteristics of men. Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sports, 1:37-27.
33. Davoudiantalab AH, Meshkani M, Nourian S, Mofidi AA (2013). Anthropometric Dimensions of Iranian Male Workers and Comparison with Three Asian Countries. International Journal of Occupational Hygiene, 5:166-171
34. Baharampour S, Nazari J, Dianat I, Asgharijafarabadi M (2013). Student's Body Dimensions in Relation to Classroom Furniture. Health Promot Perspect. 3:165-174.
35. Moshkdanian G, Moghani-Ghoroghi F, Shiasi M et al (2014). Anthropometric characteristics of upper limb in Iranian and Pakistani subjects. Journal of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences, 16:80-85.
36. Eftekhar Vaghefi SH, Elyasi L, Amirian SR, Eftekhar Vaghefi S (2013). Anthropometric Survey of Worker Population in Bandar-Abbas. Thrita, 3:e11669.
37. Famil Alamdar S, Famil Alamdar P (2014). Ergonomic Chair Design Consistent with the Physical Aspects of Iranian Officials. Applied mathematics in Engineering, Management and Technology 2014, The special issue in Management and Technology:224-232.
38. Motamedzade M, HassanBeigi MR, Choobineh AR, Mahjoob H (2009 ). Design and Development of An Ergonomic Chair for Iranian Office Workers. ZUMS journal, 17:45-52.
39. Shahnawaz H, Davies B (1977). Anthropometric study of Iranian steel workers. Ergonomics, 20:651-658.
40. Shokoohi H, Khoshroo MR (2011). Fitness Measurement of the Combat Troops to Prevent the Skleton and Muscular Disorders due to Inappropriate Design of the Military Equipments. JAUMS, 9:177-172.
41. Del Prado-Lu JL (2007). Anthropometric measurement of Filipino manufacturing workers. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 37:497-503.
42. Ghaffari M, Alipour A, Jensen I, Farshad AA, Vingard E (2006). Low back pain among Iranian industrial workers. Occup Med (Lond). 56:455-460.
43. Saremi M, Khayati F (2015). Evaluation of incidence of low back pain and its relationship with ergonomic risk level of wards among nurses. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 9:68-77.
44. Parno A, Poursadeghiyan M, Omidi L, Parno M, Sayehmiri K, Sayehmiri F (2016). The Prevalence of Work-Related Musculos keletal Disorders in the upper Extremity: A SystematicReview and Meta-Analysis. Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention, 4:9-18.
45. Mozafari A, Vahedian M, Mohebi S, Najafi M (2015). Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Truck Drivers and Official Workers. Acta Med Iran. 53:432-438.
46. Mirmohammadi SJ, Mehrparvar AH, Jafari S, Mostaghaci M (2011). An assessment of the anthropometric data of Iranian university students. International Journal of Occupational Hygiene, 3:85-89.
47. Habibi E, Sadeghi N, Mansouri F, Sadeghi MRM, Ranjbar M (2012). Comparison of Iranian student's anthropometric information and American and English standards. Journal of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, 10:25-36.
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SAREMI M, KAZEMHAGHIGH M. Anthropometric Estimates for Iranian General Population. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(8):1503-1511.
