Fundamental Studies on Planning Clothes for Infants (Part 2)

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Other Title
  • 乳児服設計に関する基礎的研究 (第2報)
  • Body Proportion of the Japanese Infants
  • 乳児の体型の特徴について

Abstract

In purpose to get the characteristics of babies' body proportion, the authors calculated 16 indices based on stature, chest circumference and body weight of 1, 316 babies. The subjects are the same as Part 1 of this report, aged from 1 to 12 months. The data were analysed cross-sectionally and the following results are found.<BR>1) At the first month, in both sexes, they have relatively short lower extremity, slim hip and thick neck. At the second month, their abdomen is remarkedly swelling. Relatively wide shoulders and hips and large chest circumference are observed at 5th month. At 12th month, the chest-head circumference index comes to the maximum value.<BR>2) Male babies exceed female babies in relative foot length, intermembral index and Kaup index. On the contrary, females exceed males in acromio-hip index and in chest-thigh circumference index.

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  • CRID
    1390282681308604032
  • NII Article ID
    130003868523
  • DOI
    10.11428/jhej1951.26.402
  • ISSN
    18847870
    04499069
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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