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| An Anthropometric Study of Pregnant Women: a HyperCard Stack | | Date Created: Feb 24, 2005, 05:45 PM |
An Anthropometric Study of Pregnant Women: a HyperCard Stack
This HyperCard stack written in 1988 provides a database for industrial designers and clothing designers interested in the anthropometry of pregnant women. The stack was conceived and developed by Mr. Daigle as a user-friendly tool for designers.
The original study was conducted 1982-83 through the Industrial Design Graduate Dept., U. of Illinois, Urbana. At its time it was the most thorough and complete study of anthropometric measures during pregnancy. The study was conceptualized and conducted by Bryce G. Rutter; B.I.D, M.F.A, Ph.D. James A. Haager; B.F.A., M.F.A. devised measurement techniques and equipment as well as developed recording forms with Mr. Rutter. Gregory C. Daigle; B.A., B.S., M.S., M.F.A., functioned as statistician, assistant administrator and was responsible for the write-up of the final project.
The original study was conducted with a grant from Carle Clinic, Urbana, Illinois. Stanley Smith, Jr., M.D. served as Clinical Advisor for Carle Clinic. Normal T. McFarland, Chairman of the Graduate Industrial Design Dept., U. of Illinois, Urbana served as academic advisor.
Published papers documenting the original study include:
"An Anthropometric Study of Pregnant Women", Rutter, B., Haager, J.A., Daigle, G.C., Proceedings of the International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, 1985.
"An Anthropometric Study of Pregnant Women", Rutter, B., Haager, J.A., Daigle, G.C.,
Carle Selected Papers, vol. 36,1984.
Description of Database:
The stack included the following information:
In the upper right, a grouping of three icons representing (from left to right):
1) Scales for Designers (not completed)
2) Landmark Glossary Index
3) Alphabetic Index of Measurements
The Index of Measurements included the following measures taken in early pregnancy and late pregnancy:
- Abdominal curvature
- Abdominal extension circumference
- Abdominal extension depth
- Abdominal extension height
- Acromial height
- Acromial height, sitting
- Buttock-popliteal length
- Chest circumference below bust
- Chest depth below bust
- Hip breadth, sitting
- Hip circumference at trochanterion
- Lumbar apex to wall
- Mid-thigh circumference
- Pre pregnant weight
- Popliteal height
- Sitting height
- Stature
- Symphysis pubis height
- Thigh depth at gluteal furrow
- Thigh-thigh breadth, sitting
- Thigh-thigh breadth, supine
- Torso depth at trochanterion
- Trochanterion height
- Trochanterion to wall
- Upper thigh circumference
- Xiphoid depth
- Xiphoid height
The four icons on the left represent:
1) Grouped Measures (e.g. depths, heights, etc.). Also known as "Level 1" - The Grouped Measures depict percentile rankings of similar measures (e.g. different body depths) and displays the rankings for measurement in early pregnancy (first 6 weeks), late pregnancy (near term) and delta (the difference in the two measures. The following percentile rankings are given: 1st, 2.5th, 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th, 97.5th, 99th. Also given are the mean, median, mode, standard deviation, standard error, minimum, maximum and range.
2) Slideshow of individual measurements (and links to visually define each measure). Also known as "Level 2"
3) Trends Index - The Trends Index compares the correlation coefficients between two or more measures given as "R value" (strength of comparison) and significance level. It begins with select single measures (e.g. Week of pregnancy) and lists those measurements with the strongest correlations.
4) Discussion (not completed)
The following images from the stack are some examples of measures and how they are displayed.
Landmark Glossary Index -
Skeletal Landmarks -
Reference Plane System -
Grouped Measures (Level 1) - depicting early pregnancy, late pregnancy (50th %tile), and delta of the two.
Clicking on value box for Xiphoid depth gives Level 2 measure for Xiphoid and select %tiles.
Clicking on Xiphoid depth text gives definition of the measure.
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