Anthropometric study of the student population of a Portuguese faculty

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2014

Autores

Luís S. Sousa (Autor) Outra; Maria Eugénia Pinho (Autor) FEUP; Pedro Arezes (Autor) FEUP

Livro

Título: Occupational Safety and Hygiene II

1º Edição

Páginas: 447-451

ISBN: 978-1-138-00144-2

ISBN Eletrónico: 978-1-315-77352-0

Editora: CRC Press

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Outras ciências da engenharia e tecnologias

Outras Informações

DOI: 10.1201/b16490-79

Abstract (EN): In recent years, there has been an increasing need of knowledge of the human population’s anthropometrics, particularly in Portugal. Changes in the anthropometric characteristics of the Portuguese people have been reported in some studies, leading to an increasing interest on the study of the evolution of these characteristics. This study aimed to collect and analyse the anthropometric dimensions of the student population of FEUP. For that purpose, a stationary anthropometer was built and a portable anthropometer was also used. Two hundred and six students (131 males and 75 females) with ages ranging from 18 to 35 years old, were measured. A set of 14 static anthropometric measures was collected. The results show significant differences in some anthropometric dimensions, when compared with studies performed by other authors, as well as between genders for almost all anthropometric dimensions.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica