Chung Joanne W Y, Wong Thomas K S
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, HKSAR.
Ergonomics. 2007 Mar;50(3):323-34. doi: 10.1080/00140130600842328.
Musculoskeletal symptoms are one of the top ten health problems among schoolchildren in Hong Kong. Whether or not these symptoms are related to school furniture has yet to be determined and published data on furniture size are lacking. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the design of furniture in schools is appropriate for children's anthropometry. A total of 214 volunteer subjects were recruited. This constituted 90% of the total number of primary 5 and 6 students in the studied school (i.e. those aged 10 and 13 years). The data collected included demographic information, data on perceived health and posture and body and furniture measurements. The girls' BMI was lower than that of the boys. The girls had longer lower limbs and wider hip breadth measurements in the standing position. This was similar in the sitting position. Almost none of the subjects had a chair with an appropriate seat height. Seat depth was found appropriate for large groups of students whether or not a large or small chair was used. Recommendations on the sizes of chairs and desks for boys and girls are discussed.
肌肉骨骼症状是香港学童十大健康问题之一。这些症状是否与学校家具有关尚未确定，且缺乏有关家具尺寸的已发表数据。该研究的目的是确定学校家具的设计是否适合儿童人体测量学。总共招募了214名志愿者受试者。这占所研究学校五年级和六年级学生总数的90%（即年龄在10至13岁的学生）。收集的数据包括人口统计学信息、感知健康和姿势的数据以及身体和家具测量数据。女孩的体重指数低于男孩。女孩在站立姿势下下肢更长，髋部宽度更宽。坐姿时情况类似。几乎没有受试者拥有座椅高度合适的椅子。无论使用大椅子还是小椅子，座椅深度对大部分学生来说都是合适的。文中讨论了针对男孩和女孩的椅子及书桌尺寸建议。
