title: Proportion of elementary school pupils' anthropometric characteristics with dimensions of classroom furniture in Isfahan, Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study is aimed to examine the appropriacy of school furniture to Iranian pupils' anthropometric features.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants in this cross-sectional study were 493 boys and 489 girls with the age-range of 7 to 12 years who were selected through a multistage random cluster sampling procedure. Age, weight, height, and anthropometric dimensions were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study indicates that there is a significant difference between the minimum and maximum acceptable dimensions and those of the available furniture (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In designing suitable furniture for pupils the anthropometric differences of age and gender must be taken into account.
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Ehsanollah
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authors: Zahra
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authors: Hosseini