Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2013 Jun;26(2):61-69. 10.11637/kjpa.2013.26.2.61.

Anthropometric Data Analysis for Body Shape Modeling in Korean

• Lee YS

• KMID: 1433186
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2013.26.2.61

Abstract

This paper deals with secular trend of height spanning 1979 to 2010 and also morphological growth patterns for Korean. It also investigates the comparison of the growth pattern between male and female based on the anthropometric data samples of KATS taken from the 1979 to 2010 surveys. The great rates of change in height occurred during 1979-1997 with 2-3 cm increase in both sexes at each surveys. After 1997 the change rate of height while increasing is remained within less than 1 cm till 2010 survey. This pattern is consistent with recent Korean cultural emphasis on health and physical fitness according to the economic development. The causes of the observed trends, insofar as they have been identified, are related to cultural processes.

Keyword

Morphology; Anthropometry; Size; Silhouette; Growth

MeSH Terms

Anthropometry
Economic Development
Female
Humans
Male
Physical Fitness
Statistics as Topic