Abstract
Basic human body measurements (BHBMS), maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), manual strength (MS), range of motion (ROM), joint passive resistance (JPR), and physical strength (PS) were measured in a healthy Japanese population (approximately 1000 subjects, 20-84 years old) in 2001-2002, and the data of these have already been released on the NITE web page (http://www.tech.nite.go.jp/human/) as the “Human characteristics database”. BHBMS were measured at 18 measure sites. MVC, ROM, and JPR were measured in regard to the limb joints (hand, elbow, shoulder, ankle, knee and hip). MS mean the force required to push a door open, pull a door shut, turn a door knob, and all what could the subject use either arm or hand. PS was included measurement of grip strength, sitting trunk flexion, vertical jump height, jumping reaction time, and single- leg-standing time with eyes closed. The database has search and statistical analysis function, which makes it possible to retrieve data by searching for any factor and statistics (e. g., mean, standard deviation, scatterplot).
