title: The female/male ratio of anthropometric dimensions.
abstract: A great many anthropometric studies contain the data of either males or females. Instead of presenting single-sex data, this study presents a method of using the female/male (F/M) ratio to estimate the dimensions of unknown body parts. Several studies that include the data for both sexes are used to develop the ratio. Statistical analysis is performed, including fitting to normal distribution. Stature, sitting shoulder height, shoulder breadth, and hip breadth are used in the study. The result of the analysis reveals the importance of using a different F/M ratio for each body part instead of adopting a single value for estimation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: al-Haboubi
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D015982:Bias; D001827:Body Height; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006804:Ergonomics; D005060:Europe; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008877:Middle East; D016011:Normal Distribution; D009656:North America; D011187:Posture; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012782:Shoulder / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric