Civilian American and European Surface
Anthropometry Resource Project--CAESAR®
Univariate Measurements
A proposed set of univariate measurements to be provided as deliverables are listed below. The landmarks will be used to calculate 36 of the univariate measurements. A second group of univariate measurements will be collected using traditional anthropometers, tape measures and calipers. These 28 variables include skinfolds, reach, and weight measurements that could not be obtained from the scanner.
Univariate Measurements
| # |
Traditional Measurement |
ISO Code |
NASA Code |
Posture |
Landmarks |
| 1 | Biceps Skinfold (R) | | | | Biceps |
| 2 | Bizygomatic Breadth | | 165 | Stand | Temporal bones |
| 3 | Buttock-Knee Length (R) | 4.4.7 | 194 | SitS | Buttock / knee |
| 4 | Chest Circum. at Scye | | 231 | Stand / Sit | Scye |
| 5 | Chest Circumference | 4.4.9 | 230 | Stand / Sit | Nipples |
| 6 | Crotch Length Natural Waist | | 252 | Stand | Ant. midpoint waist/buttock |
| 7 | Face Length | | 586 | Stand | Menton/ Sellion |
| 8 | Foot Circumference (R) | | 97 | Stand | Metatarsal I and V |
| 9 | Foot Length (R) | 4.3.7 | 362 | Stand | Max long axis foot |
| 10 | Hand Circumference (R) | | 416 | SitS | Metacarpales |
| 11 | Hand Length (R) | 4.3.1 | 420 | SitS | Styloid process / middle finger |
| 12 | Head Breadth | 4.3.10 | 427 | Stand | Max. Distance |
| 13 | Head Circumference | 4.3.12 | 430 | Stand | Brow ridges |
| 14 | Head Length | 4.3.9 | 441 | Stand | Glabella |
| 15 | Max. Hip Circumference | | 178/468 | Stand | Max. Circumference |
| 16 | Knee Height, Sitting (R) | 4.2.14 | 529 | SitS | Musculature above knee |
| 17 | Neck Circumference | 4.4.8 | 639 | Stand | Adam's Apple |
| 18 | Scye Circ. Over Acromion (R) | 2.2.20 | 735 | Stand | Scye / acromion |
| 19 | Sitting Height | 4.2.1 | 758 | SitS | Top of head
(correction needed) |
| 20 | Sleeve lnseam Length (R) | | 764 | Stand | Axilla/Radial styloid process |
| 21 | Subscapular Skinfold (R) | | 833 | | Apex Scapulae |
| 22 | Suprailiac Skinfold (R) | | 844 | | Mid axilla line / Iliac crest |
| 23 | Thigh Circumference (R) | 4.4.12 | 852 | Stand | Upper Thigh |
| 24 | Thumbtip Reach (R) | | 867 | | Index finger and thumb |
| 25 | Triceps Skinfold (R) | | 888 | | Triceps |
| 26 | Vertical Trunk Circumference | | 916 | Stand | Crotch, buttock, shoulder |
| 27 | Waist Circumference Preferred | | 931 | Stand | Belt |
| 28 | Weight | 4.1.1 | 957 |
| # |
Scan Extracted |
ISO Code |
NASA Code |
Posture |
Landmarks |
| 1 | Acromion Height (R) | 4.1.4 | 23 | Stand | Acromion |
| 2 | Acromion Height (L) | 4.1.4 | | Stand | Acromion |
| 3 | Acromion-Radiale Length (R) | | 39 | Stand | Acromion / Radiale |
| 4 | Acromion-Radiale Length (L) | | | Stand | Acromion / Radiale |
| 5 | Ankle Height (R) | | 64 | Stand | Min. circum. ankle |
| 6 | Ankle Height (L) | | | Stand | Min. circum. ankle |
| 7 | Axilla Height (R) | | 90 | Stand | Scye |
| 8 | Axilla Height (L) | | | Stand | Scye |
| 9 | Biacromial Breadth | 4.2.8 | 103 | Stand | Acromion |
| 10 | Axilla Height (R) | | 90 | Stand | Scye |
| 11 | Axilla Height (L) | | | Stand | Scye |
| 12 | Bispinous Breadth | | 140 | Stand | ASIS |
| 13 | Bustpoint-Bustpoint | | | Stand |
| 14 | Cervicale Height | | 219 | Stand | Cervicale |
| 15 | Chest Height | | | Stand |
| 16 | Crotch Height | 4.1.7 | 249 | Stand | Infer. pubic bone |
| 17 | Elbow Height (R) | 4.1.5 | 309 | Stand | Radiale |
| 18 | Elbow Height (L) | | | Stand | Radiale |
| 19 | Foot Breadth (R) | 4.3.8 | 356 | Stand | Metatarsal I and V |
| 20 | Foot Breadth (L) | | | Stand | Metatarsal I and V |
| 21 | Interscye Distance | | 506 | Stand | Posterior axillary folds |
| 22 | Lateral Malleolus Height (R) | | 543 | Stand | Lateral projecting point on ankle |
| 23 | Lateral Malleolus Height (L) | | | Stand | Lateral projecting point on ankle |
| 24 | Radiale-Stylion Length (R) | | 698 | Stand | Radiale / stylion |
| 25 | Radiale-Stylion Length (L) | | | Stand | Radiale / stylion |
| 26 | Supramenton-Sellion Length | 4.3.11 | 586 | Stand | Sellion / Menton |
| 27 | Sleeve Outseam Length (R) | | | Stand | Acromion/Ulnar styloid process |
| 28 | Sleeve Outseam Length (L) | | | Stand | Acromion/Ulnar styloid process |
| 29 | Stature | 4.1.2 | 805 | Stand | Top of Head |
| 30 | Suprasternale Height (R) | | 841 | Stand | Suprasternale |
| 31 | Suprasternale Height (L) | | | Stand | Suprasternale |
| 32 | Trochanterion Height (R) | | 894 | Stand | Trochanter |
| 33 | Trochanterion Height (L) | | | Stand | Trochanter |
| 34 | Waist Back | | 921 | Stand | Waist / Cervicale |
| 35 | Waist Front | | | Stand | Waist / Suprasternale |
| 36 | Waist Height Preferred | | 949 | Stand | Belt |
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