Design of Ergonomically Fit Classroom Furniture for Primary Schools of Bangladesh

Table 1

Anthropometric measures of students (cm) by gender.

Anthropometric measurements	Gender	5th percentile	50th percentile	95th percentile	Average	Max.	Min.	SD
Popliteal height	Boys	30.48	33.02	38.16	33.00	41.91	29.97	2.21
	Girls	30.20	33.00	38.13	31.03	40.45	24.13	2.55
Sitting eye height	Boys	81.28	88.90	102.79	91.07	102.33	73.66	5.08
	Girls	79.90	86.90	100.33	87.13	100.36	68.20	5.75
Sitting height	Boys	55.88	60.96	67.31	61.34	68.58	52.07	3.57
	Girls	54.60	60.96	65.58	59.31	65.15	49.34	4.27
Sitting elbow height	Boys	20.2	20.2	21.81	20.71	21.81	20.11	0.81
	Girls	20.2	20.2	21.75	20.51	21.80	18.20	0.54
Thigh clearance	Boys	09.86	10.32	11.98	10.55	11.99	08.76	0.69
	Girls	09.90	10.43	11.98	10.81	12.90	08.76	0.68
Knee height	Boys	36.83	41.91	46.99	41.95	49.53	31.75	3.39
	Girls	36.80	41.91	46.99	41.84	49.53	30.56	3.18
Buttock knee length	Boys	34.29	39.37	45.82	39.76	49.53	33.02	3.33
	Girls	33.80	39.37	45.72	39.73	48.26	33.02	3.35
Elbow to elbow breadth	Boys	26.67	32.77	38.10	32.48	40.64	25.59	3.33
	Girls	25.40	32.51	38.10	32.41	39.62	24.57	3.81
Hip breadth	Boys	23.75	25.67	28.32	25.91	28.95	21.67	1.37
	Girls	25.30	26.13	32.13	26.94	34.34	22.08	2.07
Sitting shoulder height	Boys	35.52	38.86	43.18	38.92	45.72	31.75	2.47
	Girls	34.30	38.74	43.05	38.78	44.45	31.75	2.86
Sitting lowest rib bone height	Boys	46.92	53.34	58.48	53.09	60.96	40.64	3.74
	Girls	45.70	53.34	58.42	52.02	58.90	43.18	3.96
Sitting upper hip bone height	Boys	41.91	49.53	54.61	48.74	57.15	35.56	3.92
	Girls	40.60	48.80	54.30	48.60	56.15	33.01	4.29
Forearm fingertip length	Boys	26.15	30.48	33.02	29.92	34.29	24.13	2.04
	Girls	25.40	29.72	32.58	29.47	33.56	23.13	2.43
Buttock popliteal length	Boys	32.55	33.64	40.20	36.17	41.91	27.78	2.04
	Girls	29.20	30.26	38.35	34.29	38.35	23.16	3.16
Stature	Boys	110.49	116.84	124.46	117.41	129.54	105.41	4.73
	Girls	107.20	112.84	121.76	104.44	125.54	103.95	4.82