Anthropometry of industrial populations

Marras, William S.; Kim, J. Y.

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“…The frequent use of the dominant hand in activities such as gripping may have developed the forearm muscles leading to increased elbow circumference. Our findings of right directional asymmetry in elbow circumferential measurements (at 5cm above and at 5cm below the elbow joint) in a predominantly right handed sample population (42/48) add support to those reported in the literature [22,[28][29][30]. The percentage of right hand dominant case and control participants (88%) in our study approximates the percentage of handedness in the general population, i.e.…”

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Association between Lateral Epicondylalgia and Upper Extremity Anthropometric Measurements: A Case Control Study

Dones

Grimmer²,

Milanese³

et al. 2014

Int J Phys Med Rehabil

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Objectives: Directional asymmetry is a measure of departure from bilateral symmetry. In the upper extremities, directional asymmetry can be determined by comparing the anthropometric measurements of arm length, elbow circumference and elbow breadth of individuals with and without Lateral epicondylalgia. This study aimed to detect the presence of significant directional asymmetry in the upper extremities of individuals with Lateral epicondylalgia. Methods:Potential case and control participants were recruited from January 2011 to September 2011 in Manila, Philippines. To qualify as a case with Lateral epicondylalgia in the study, participants must have lateral elbow pain on at least one elbow, which was replicated by at least one of the provocation tests (Cozen, Mill or Maudsley test). A single case was ideally matched with two control participants based on gender, age, and occupation. Bilateral arm length, elbow circumference (at the level of the elbow joint, at 5cm above and 5cm below the elbow joint) were measured by the senior physiotherapist. The odds ratio using the using a General Linear Model Univariate Analysis approach was applied to examine the relationship between the differences in the upper extremity anthropometric measurements, diagnosis of LE (case or control) and hand dominance (right or left).Results: 52 individuals with 48 unilateral elbow pain and 4 bilateral elbow pain were eligible for the study. The cases were matched with 99 control participants with 198 non-symptomatic elbows. Hand dominance was found to be significantly associated with elbow circumferential measurements taken at the level of the lateral epicondyle, 5cm above the lateral epicondyle and 5cm below the lateral epicondyle (p<0.05). Presence or absence of Lateral epicondylalgia (case or control) was not significantly associated with any of the upper extremity anthropometric measurements (p>0.05) Conclusion: Arm length, elbow circumference, and elbow breadth were not associated with Lateral epicondylalgia in our sample.

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“…Similar to other reports of anthropometric measures from around the world, males in this study had significantly larger height, weight, elbow circumference, arm length and elbow breadth compared to females [29][30][31]. Of note, elbow breadth measurements appeared to be significantly larger in men than in women with unilateral LE.…”

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Association between Lateral Epicondylalgia and Upper Extremity Anthropometric Measurements: A Case Control Study

Dones

Grimmer²,

Milanese³

et al. 2014

Int J Phys Med Rehabil

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“…These measurements along with stature were also compared with military and industrial populations to ensure similarity with our subjects (Snook and Ciriello, 1974;Ciriello et al, 1990;Eastman Kodak Co., 1986;Gordon et al, 1989;Marras and Kim, 1993). The comparisons of the above measurements yielded a median difference of 0.6% (range 0.2-4.6%).…”

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The effects of container size, frequency and extended horizontal reach on maximum acceptable weights of lifting for female industrial workers

Ciriello

2007

Applied Ergonomics

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“…The subjects' mean (SD) values for age, body mass, stature, shoulder height, elbow height, and knuckle height were 40.4 (9.65) years, 73.7 (15.6) kg, 164.2 (6.4) cm, 134.4 (5.9) cm, 104.8 (4.3) cm, and 73.8 (3.6) cm, respectively. The comparisons of the above measures with previous studies yielded a median difference of ?10.5, ?1.3, ?0.7, ?2.2, and ?1.8%, respectively, for body mass, stature, shoulder height, elbow height, and knuckle height (Ciriello 2004;Ciriello et al 1990;Eastman Kodak and Human Factors Section 1986;Gordon et al 1989;Marras and Kim 1993;Snook and Ciriello 1974).…”

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Gender differences in psychophysically determined maximum acceptable weights and forces for industrial workers observed after twenty years

Ciriello

Maikala

Dempsey

et al. 2010

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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The similarity of gender differences between the guideline and the present findings was coupled with dramatic decreases in MAWs of lifting, lowering, and carrying. Such decreases may reflect a new psychophysical set point; however, considerations about adjusting existing guidelines on lifting, lowering, and carrying may not be appropriate until additional data from other sources inside and outside the US confirm the present findings.

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Anthropometry of industrial populations

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Association between Lateral Epicondylalgia and Upper Extremity Anthropometric Measurements: A Case Control Study

Association between Lateral Epicondylalgia and Upper Extremity Anthropometric Measurements: A Case Control Study

The effects of container size, frequency and extended horizontal reach on maximum acceptable weights of lifting for female industrial workers

Gender differences in psychophysically determined maximum acceptable weights and forces for industrial workers observed after twenty years

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