Development of sizing systems for Chinese minors

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop sizing systems for Chinese minors. This work is based on the most up-to-date and complete national-wide anthropometric survey in China mainland. About 20,000 minors (9666 males and 9699 females) were recruited from six geographical areas in China. Body weight plus totally 134 static dimensions were collected. Stature, the bust waist girth difference (BWGD) and bust girth were finally identified through factor analysis as the three most critical parameters out of thirteen frequently used anthropometric dimensions in sizing systems. Three sizing systems were established systematically by stature group and gender, i.e., both genders shorter than 130 cm, male minors taller than 130 cm and female minors taller than 130 cm. The accommodation rate of the developed sizing systems is 47.23%, 60.19% and 81.87%, respectively. The number of sizes in each system is 25, 25 and 19, respectively. The results provide valuable references for the garment manikin design related with Chinese minors. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.