On close examination of the categorization using Rorel's index on Verveck's one from the measurements for clothes design 7268 Japanese adult women ranging from the age of 19 to 59, we have reached the conclusion that the latter is more appropriate.

  And according with Verveck's index, they were categorized into three types, -slim, middle and obesity and special attention was paid to the physical feature in relation to age for the first and third type. The summary report is as follows :

  1) There is not any significant relationship between body type and height. Slim type show slight decrease in their bust and hips as they get on in years. All the three types show increase in their waist and velly with the years.

  2) Increase in the circumference of the upper arms continues until in their thirties but little change can be found after that. The circumference of the lower limbs decreases with the advance in years.

  3) In contrast to a visible slender waist of the younger generation the old genaration tend to have no waist.

  4) Slim type show skinfold thickness mainly on the upper arms and obesity type show it mostly on the subscapular.