Abstract
In order to know what sorts of features of the neck shape may be required to make plans for a tight fitting collar, 102 young women (ages 19-21) and 100 aged women (ages 65-75) were examined under the method to develop neck-base line on a flat surface.
1) Six somatic factors necessary to develop the neck-base line on a flat surface were found, such as neck width, front neck length, front neck guide value, back neck width, back neck length and back neck guide value.
2) The back neck width was greater than the front neck width. The mean ratio of the back neck width to the front neck width was 113.4 in young women and 104.4 in aged women.
Then the mean ratio in young women was significantly larger than that in aged women (p<0.01).
The front neck length was greater than the front neck width. The mean ratio of the front neck length to the front neck width was 125.4 in aged women and 104.6 in young women respectively. Therefore, the ratio was significantly larger in aged women than in young women (p<0.01).
