A Review and Comparison of Anthropometric Indices Applicable to the US Navy Submariner Population

Abstract

No anthropometric survey dedicated uniquely to submariners has been conducted since the 1970's. Indices that reflect the physical dimensions of today's sailors are needed to design and construct equipment, tools, and devices to be used by submarine personnel. Reference tables of outlying percentiles for upper body, lower body, and heights and weights for female and male Navy personnel were developed to reflect the physical dimensions of today's sailors. The average height of submariners has remained unchanged in the last 30 years. Today's submariners are taller than the Army, overall Navy, and the US populations. Military populations weigh less and are taller than their US population counterparts. Indices provided in this report may be useful in designing equipment such as stretchers and submarine escape suits to be used onboard submarines. When designing military equipment, anthropometric measures sampled from diverse male and female military populations should be used as opposed to the general US population.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 2006
Accession Number
ADA461421

Entities

People

  • Linda M. Hughes
  • Wayne G. Horn

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Biomedical Research
  • Data Science
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • National Governments
  • Naval Personnel
  • Research Facilities
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Statistics
  • Submarine Escape
  • Surveys
  • United States Government

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design