Recruiting participants for ergonomic research using self-reported stature and body mass

Journal article (2023)

Authors

H. Kılıç Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Materials and Manufacturing - IDE
G. Vledder Emerging Materials - IDE
X. Yao Emerging Materials - IDE
W.S. Elkhuizen Mechatronic Design - IDE
Y. Song Emerging Materials - IDE
P. Vink Emerging Materials - IDE
Research Group
Emerging Materials (IDE) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 H. Kılıç, G. Vledder, X. Yao, W.S. Elkhuizen, Y. Song, P. Vink
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220565
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Sustainable Design Engineering

Research Group

Emerging Materials

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A valid distribution of key anthropometric parameters among participants is often a perquisite of ergonomics research. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we investigated the accuracy of self-reported stature and body mass of the population in the Netherlands. METHODS: Data from 4 experiments was synthesized where in each experiment, participants self-reported their stature and body mass prior to being measured, of which they were not notified before. RESULTS: Statistical analysis of 249 records indicated that on average, participants overreported their stature by 1.31 cm and underreported their mass by 1.45 kg. This is especially true for people with a BMI ≥ 25. CONCLUSION: Two models were proposed to adjust the self-reported stature and body mass for ergonomic researchers in a survey or recruitment. Limitations in using the models are highlighted as well.