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| Background As aged population increases, demand for industrial products considering aged persons` body or movement characteristics increases as well; however, research on the body types of aged men over 70 relies on data acquired 10 years ago. Therefore, this study is going to examine how aged men`s body size has changed and classify their body types and analyze the characteristics based on data directly measured by 「The Development Project for 3D Measurement on Aged Persons` body type s」, the latest research conducted in 2014.
Methods The subjects are aged men at the age of 70 to 85, and to examine how their body has changed, this study compared data from 2004 and 2014. In this study examines the characteristics of aged persons` body type factors and classifies their body types based on that. To examine the characteristics of each body type, factor analysis, cluster analysis, and variance analysis were conducted.
Result 1. According to the results of aged persons` body change for the last 10 years, their girth has changed more than their height in general. 2. According to the results of aged persons` obesity distribution by time, in all age groups, low or normal weight ratios have decreased while overweight, obesity, and extreme obesity ratios have increased. It means that they have become more obese in general. 3. According to the results of comparatively analyzing aged persons` body size with different age groups in 2014, 70 to 74 years old showed the largest value in the height and width of the upper body, upper body and upper limbs of the upper body and limbs. 4. According to the results of analyzing aged persons` body type factors, five factors were chosen. 5. According to the body type, the body type was classified into 4 body types.
Conclusion A study on the classification of body shape of Korean elderly men is a study of body shape for aged men aged 70 to 85 who have not been studied in recent years. The results of this study can be widely applied to upgrading products for elderly people and designing and developing products in various product groups. |
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| 고령자, 체형분류, 체형요인, the Aged Man, Classification on Body Type, Body Type Factors |
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