Changes in the body size of UK and US children over the past three decades

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1195-1207

  Smith, Stuart A ^a   Norris, Beverley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Children; Secular growth trends

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLISHING;

ANTHROPOMETRIC; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544262616     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130410001699146     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Barkla, D. 1961, The estimation of body measurements of the British population in relation to seat design, Ergonomics, 4, 123-132.
2. Chinn, S., Rona, R. J. and Price, C. E. 1989, The secular trend in height of primary school children in England and Scotland 1972 - 79 and 1979 - 86, Annals of Human Biology, 16, 387-395.
3. Department of Education and Science 1972, British School Population Dimensional Survey, Building Bulletin 46, Department of Education and Science (London: HMSO).
4. Department of Education and Science 1985, Body Dimensions of the School Population, Building Bulletin 62, Department of Education and Science (London: HMSO).
5. Department of Health 1999, Health Survey for England: The health of young people '95 - 97 (London: The Stationery Office).
6. Eveleth, P.B. and Tanner, J. M. 1990, World-Wide Variation in Human Growth (2nd Edition), (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
7. National Centre for Health Statistics 1998, Change in the physical dimensions of children in the United States: Results ftom the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from the National Centre for Health Statistics. Report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from the NCHS, Division of Health Examination Surveys.
8. Norris, B. and Wilson, J. R. 1995, Childata: The Handbook of Child Measurements and Capabilities - Data for Design Safety (London: Department of Trade and Industry).
9. Ochsman, R. B. and van Houten, D. T. 1999, Physical dimensions of US children: have they changed? Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Product Safety Research (Washington, DC: Consumer Product Safety Commission), 238.
10. Open Ergonomics 2000, PeopleSize 2000 (Loughborough: Open Ergonomics Ltd).
11. Peebles, L. and Norris, B. 1998, Adultdata. The Handbook of Adult Anthropometric and Strength Measurements - Data for design safety (London: Department of Trade and Industry).
12. Pheasant, S. T. 1996, Bodyspace: Anthropometry, ergonomics and design (2nd Edition), (London: Taylor and Francis).
13. Roche, A. F. 1979, Secular trends in stature, weight and maturation, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Serial no. 179; 44(3-4), 3-27.
14. Roebuck, J. R. 1995, Anthropometric Methods: Designing to Fit the Human Body (Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).
15. Rona, R. J. 1981, Genetic and environmental factors in the control of growth in childhood, British Medical Bulletin, 37, 265-272.
16. Smith, S. A., Norris, B. and Peebles, L. 2000, Older Adultdata: The Handbook of Older Adults Measurements and Capabilities - Data for Design Safety (London: Department of Trade and Industry).
17. Smith, S. A. and Norris, B. 2001, Childata: Assessment of the Validity of Data (Nottingham: Institute for Occupational Ergonomics).
18. Snyder, R. G., Schneider, L. W., Owings, C. L., Reynolds, H. M., Golomb, D. H. and Schork, M. A. 1977, Anthropometry of infants, children and youths to age 18 for product safety design. Report no. UM-HSRI-77-17 (Bethesda, MD: Consumer Product Safety Commission).
19. Tanner, J. M. 1962, Growth at Adolescence (Oxford: Blackwell).
20. Tanner, J. M. 1978, Foetus into Man (London: Open Books).
21. Tanner, J. M., Hayashi, T., Preece, M. A. and Cameron, N. 1982, Increase in leg length relative to trunk in Japanese children and adults from 1957 - 1977: a comparison with British and Japanese Americans, Annals of Human Biology, 9, 411-414.
22. US Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 1977, National Center for Health Statistics. First National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 1971-74 (Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
23. US Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 1996, National Center for Health Statistics. Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-94 (Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).