Abstract
This is the first report of our fundamental study of garment planning. The purpose of this paper is to analyse characteristics of growth process from 1 to 6 years of the age. The authors measured 773 boys and 695 girls anthropometrically in 1977.The age of the examinees ranged from 10-month to 6-year-3-month old.
The following results were obtained :
1) The mean values of 15 dimensions showed a rapid increase in the growth period from 1 to 6 years of the age. The increase was marked especially between 1 to 3 years in both sexes.
2) Weight, lower extremity length, tibiale height, total posterior arm length, stature, foot length, posterior shoulder length, and thigh girth showed a quite rapid growth, but neck base girth, upper arm girth, and head girth showed a slow growth in both sexes.
3) Mean values of stature, total posterior arm length, foot length, head girth, neck base girth, bust girth, and weight were greater in boys than in girls, but hip girth and thigh girth were significantly greater in girls.
