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Changes in the body shape and ergonomic compatibility for functional dimensions of desks and chairs for students in Harbin during 2010-2024
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Yi XU1, Xiaoyan ZHANG1, Keqing SHI1, Xinran YU1, Fei GAO2, Bin DONG3, Yongbin GUAN4, Guang YANG5, Wanying QIAO1, Ding ZHOU1, Jie ZHANG1, Dongxin LI1, Lili FAN1, Yijun WANG1, Jia WANG*, 1
Chinese Journal of School Health | 2025, 46(3) : 315 - 320
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Chinese Journal of School Health | 2025, 46(3): 315-320
• School Desks and Chairs Configuration Column •
Changes in the body shape and ergonomic compatibility for functional dimensions of desks and chairs for students in Harbin during 2010-2024
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Yi XU1, Xiaoyan ZHANG1, Keqing SHI1, Xinran YU1, Fei GAO2, Bin DONG3, Yongbin GUAN4, Guang YANG5, Wanying QIAO1, Ding ZHOU1, Jie ZHANG1, Dongxin LI1, Lili FAN1, Yijun WANG1, Jia WANG*, 1
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  • 1Department of Children and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin (150081), Heilongjiang Province, China
Published: 2025-03-25 doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025087
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Objective

To analyze the change trends in the body shape indicators and proportions of students in Harbin from 2010 to 2024, and to investigate ergonomic compatibility of functional dimensions of school desks and chairs with current student shape indicators, so as to provide a reference for revising furniture standards of desks and chairs.

Methods

Between September and November of both 2010 and 2024, a combination of convenience sampling and stratified cluster random sampling was conducted across three districts in Harbin, yielding samples of 6 590 and 6 252 students, respectively. Anthropometric shape indicators cluding height, sitting height, crus length, and thigh length-and their proportional changes were compared over the 15-year period. The 2024 data were compared with current standard functional dimensions of school furniture. The statistical analysis incorporated t-test and Mann-Whitney U test.

Results

From 2010 to 2024, average height increased by 1.8 cm for boys and 1.5 cm for girls; sitting height increased by 1.5 cm for both genders; crus length increased by 0.3 cm for boys and 0.4 cm for girls; and thigh length increased by 0.5 cm for both genders. The ratios of sitting height to height, and sitting height to leg length increased by less than 0.1. The difference between desk-chair height and 1/3 sitting height ranged from 0.4-0.8 cm. Among students matched with size 0 desks and chairs, 22.0% had a desk-to-chair height difference less than 0, indicating that the desk-to-chair height difference might be insufficient for taller students. The differences between seat height and fibular height ranged from -1.4 to 1.1 cm; and the differences between seat depth and buttock-popliteal length ranged from -9.8 to 3.4 cm. Among obese students, the differences between seat width and 1/2 hip circumference ranged from -20.5 to -8.7 cm, while it ranged from -12.2 to -3.8 cm among non-obese students.

Conclusion

Current furniture standards basically satisfy hygienic requirements; however, in the case of exceptionally tall and obese students, ergonomic accommodations such as adaptive seating allocation or personalized adjustments are recommended to meet hygienic requirements.

Desk and chair  /  Physical examination  /  Adaptation, biological  /  Students
徐毅, 张笑颜, 史可清, 余欣然, 高飞, 董彬, 管永斌, 杨光, 乔婉莹, 周锭, 张洁, 李东歆, 范莉莉, 王忆军, 王佳. 哈尔滨市2010—2024年学生身体形态变化及课桌椅功能尺寸适配性研究. 中国学校卫生, 2025 , 46 (3) : 315 -320 . DOI: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025087
Yi XU, Xiaoyan ZHANG, Keqing SHI, Xinran YU, Fei GAO, Bin DONG, Yongbin GUAN, Guang YANG, Wanying QIAO, Ding ZHOU, Jie ZHANG, Dongxin LI, Lili FAN, Yijun WANG, Jia WANG. Changes in the body shape and ergonomic compatibility for functional dimensions of desks and chairs for students in Harbin during 2010-2024[J]. Chinese Journal of School Health, 2025 , 46 (3) : 315 -320 . DOI: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025087
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doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025087
  • Receive Date:2025-01-10
  • Online Date:2026-11-06
  • Published:2025-03-25
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  • Received:2025-01-10
  • Revised:2025-02-14
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    1Department of Children and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin (150081), Heilongjiang Province, China
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