Anthropometry of Air Force Women

Abstract

The report describes and summarizes the results of an anthropometric survey of United States Air Force women carried out during 1968. Included in the report are a description of the methods and techniques used in the survey, descriptions--visual as well as verbal--of the measuring techniques used, and both uni- and bi-variate statistical summaries. A total of 137 anthropometric dimensions were measured on a sample of 1,905 US Air Force women: 548 officers or officer trainees and 1,357 enlisted women. This anthropometry included 5 measures of weight and fat thickness, 30 measures of body height and length, 26 measures of body girths, 15 measures of body breadths and depths, and 12 measures of body surface distance. There were, in addition, 30 measures of the head and face, 3 of the hand, and 2 of the feet. Thirteen measurements were remeasures of the subject while she was wearing a foundation garment. Background data gathered included age, rank, military occupation, birthplace, blood type, and age at menarche.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743113

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Clauser
  • E. Churchill
  • Joan A. Reardon
  • John T. Mcconville
  • Lloyd L. Laubach

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  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Arm Bones
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood Groups
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Processing
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Molecular Dynamics
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  • United States

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