This exploratory study was undertaken to determine if elderly ambulatory women are adequately represented in the present system of garment sizing. Two-hundred and five women (114 white and 91 black) volunteered from five Tallahassee senior citizens activities centers. Their ages ranged from sixty-five to ninety-six with a mean of 73.912. Thirty-three body measurements were taken on each subject and statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, Pearson Product Moment Correlations (r), factor analysis, partial correlations, and multiple regressions. / Data were examined to determine similarities and dissimilarities of body measurements between the present study and O'Brien and Shelton's 1941 investigation from which the present system of sizing standards were developed. Of the thirty-three measurements compared, twenty-five were significantly different between the two studies. Among those found to be dissimilar were bust, waist, abdominal extension, and hip girth. / Statistical analysis yielded selected body measurements found to be key indices for reliably predicting other body measurements. From these indices, five alternative sizing systems were developed: height/weight, height/bust, weight/waist height, bust/waist height, and abdominal extension/waist height. Indices from both the horizontal and the vertical measurements were selected for each sizing system. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4335. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74655 |
| Contributors | PATTERSON, CAROL A., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 153 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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