What is Younger People

This chapter aims to report data on body dimensions and proportions for apparel design in Mexican women and to analyze changes in dimensions and proportions among groups according to the age. Measurements of 1131 female subjects aged from 15 to 65 years from the metropolitan zone of Guadalajara, Mexico were obtained using the TC2 3D body scanning system. Mean, standard deviation, and percentiles 5, 50, and 95 were calculated for 28 dimensions of six age groups. Body proportion was calculated for 26 dimensions with respect to stature, using mean data of those groups. Results show changes in body dimensions and proportions with age. Weight increases gradually from 15 to 65 years of age, with gains in all groups as age advances. Stature was very similar between the younger groups, but it began to decrease the ages of 35-44. The authors emphasize the relevance of addressing such differences for optimal anthropometric garment fitting.