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This paper presents the results of a nationwide anthropometric survey conducted on children in China. Eight hand anthropometric dimensions were measured from 20,000 children with age ranged from 4 to 17 years old. Mean values, standard deviations, and the 5th, 95th percentile for each dimension were estimated. The dimension difference between age, gender and difference between Chinese and Japanese were analyzed. It was found that the mean values of the dimensions showed a gradual increase by age. The dimensions had no significant difference between genders for the children from 4 to 12, but the difference became significant for the children from 13 to 17. Comparison between Chinese and Japanese children showed that Chinese children tended to have relatively longer and broader hands than Japanese children. These data, previously lacking in China, can benefit the children’s products design.
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Ran, L., Zhang, X., Chao, C., Liu, T., Dong, T. (2009). Anthropometric Measurement of the Hands of Chinese Children. In: Duffy, V.G. (eds) Digital Human Modeling. ICDHM 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5620. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02809-0_6
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