Department of Occupational Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Inpatient's Safety Research Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Work. 2021;70(2):633-644. doi: 10.3233/WOR-213599.
Hand anthropometry is useful for designing manual systems such as hand tools, controls, and gloves. There are limited published data on the hand dimensions of Iranian male and female adults.
This study was undertaken to measure the hand anthropometric dimensions in Iranian adults to compare data between two genders and also with the corresponding data from other nationalities.
A total of 34 dimensions of the right hand were measured in 217 male and 128 female adults using a digital caliper and tape. The mean, standard deviation, and the main percentiles are summarized in a table and the mean of each dimension is compared by independent t-tests between genders. Hand dimensions are compared between Iranian and other nationalities such as North Colombian, Korean, Turkish, Nigerian, Bangladeshi, Jordanian, and Vietnamese using the published data.
Females had significantly smaller hand dimensions than males in all dimensions ranged from 4.21%to 18.16%, with the largest differences in hand breadths. Compared with other nationalities, the Iranian male and female adults had wider (greater breadth and circumferences) hands with shorter fingers.
The results showed significant differences of hand anthropometry between Iranian and other nationalities which should be included in the design and selection of hand tools for Iranian population.
手型测量对于设计手动系统（如手动工具、控制器和手套）非常有用。关于伊朗成年男女手部尺寸的已发表数据有限。
本研究旨在测量伊朗成年人的手部人体测量尺寸，以便比较两性之间的数据，并与其他国家的数据进行比较。
使用数字卡尺和卷尺，对 217 名男性和 128 名女性成年人的右手 34 个维度进行了测量。均值、标准差和主要百分位数总结在一个表中，并通过独立 t 检验比较了两性之间每个维度的均值。使用已发表的数据，将伊朗与其他国家（如北哥伦比亚、韩国、土耳其、尼日利亚、孟加拉国、约旦和越南）的手部尺寸进行了比较。
女性在所有维度上的手部尺寸均显著小于男性，范围从 4.21%到 18.16%，手部宽度的差异最大。与其他国家相比，伊朗成年男女的手部更宽（更大的宽度和周长），手指更短。
结果表明，伊朗人与其他国家的人手型测量存在显著差异，在为伊朗人口设计和选择手动工具时应考虑这些差异。
