Age Changes in the Girth Measurements of the Body Relative to the size of Clothing

On Primary and Secondary School Children

Abstract

From the viewpoint of the study of clothing construction, we have analyzed on four items of girth measurements of the body (head girth, bust girth, waist girth, hip girth).
The results of obtained are summarized as follows :
(1) The yearly increases of bust and hip girth are more striking in both boys and girls. The mean value of hip girth is always high in girls throughout 9 years. And the mean values of head and waist girth are always high in boys.
(2) In both boys and girls, the ratios of head and waist girth to bust girth decrease in advanced age, and the ratio of hip girth to bust girth increases gradually. As to the ratio of hip girth to bust girth, there is a remarkable sexual difference and it is always high in girls throughout 9 years. The ratio of waist girth to bust girth is always high in boys.