Print Email Facebook Twitter Secular changes in the anthropometrics of Chilean workers and its implication in design Title Secular changes in the anthropometrics of Chilean workers and its implication in design Author Castellucci, H. I. (Universidad de Valparaíso) Viviani, C. A. (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso) Molenbroek, J.F.M. (TU Delft Applied Ergonomics and Design) Arezes, P. M. (University of Minho) Martínez, M. (Mutual de Seguridad de la Camara Chilena de la Construcción) Aparici, V. (Universidad de Viña Del Mar) Bragança, S. (Solent University) Bravo, G. (Universidad de Las Américas) Date 2021 Abstract BACKGROUND: Anthropometrics is very important when ensuring a physical match between end users and product or workstations. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study are twofold, to provide anthropometric data for the design of products and to examine the secular changes in the adult Chilean workers in a period of more than 20 years. METHODS: Nineteen anthropometric measurements from two samples from 1995 and 2016 were compared using independent t-test (95% confidence interval), where additionally absolute and relative differences were calculated. RESULTS: The secular trend observed for Stature is characterized by an increase average of 20mm and 10.5mm per decade for females and males, respectively. There is a positive secular trend for both genders, which is observed for most of the selected body measurements. The most pronounced increases were onWeight, Shoulder breadth, Body mass index, Popliteal height; Buttock-popliteal length and Hip width. CONCLUSIONS: Segmental dimensions that experienced a positive secular trend, together with Weight and Stature, are highly correlated with seating design, addressing the need to review products targeting Chilean adult workers, such as public transport seats, office furniture or industrial workplaces. Subject anthropometryChileDesignsecular trends in anthropometry To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:298b0110-a0a1-4523-8303-7afc6ef9695d DOI https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-203363 Embargo date 2021-07-29 ISSN 1051-9815 Source Work: a journal of prevention, assessment & rehabilitation, 68 (1), 137-147 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 H. I. Castellucci, C. A. Viviani, J.F.M. Molenbroek, P. M. Arezes, M. Martínez, V. Aparici, S. Bragança, G. Bravo Files PDF wor_2021_68_1_wor_68_1_wo ... averne.pdf 351.8 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:298b0110-a0a1-4523-8303-7afc6ef9695d/datastream/OBJ/view