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Abstract
This paper presents analyses of anthropometric measurements of Ethiopian young men aged 18–30 years and draws implications for the improvement of the fit of readymade clothing. Thirty-five anthropometric dimensions of 4022 subjects were measured according to ISO 8559:2017. The anthropometric dimensions were described with mean, standard deviation, and some percentiles. Differences in the anthropometric measurements with the body mass index (BMI) and ethnicity of the subjects were examined by analysis of variances. Furthermore, differences in some anthropometric measurements from that of Indian and Greek young men of similar ages were tested by one-sample t-tests. The result showed that the average BMI of the subjects was 20.63 which is normal. Statistically significant mean differences were observed among the subjects with different BMIs and ethnicities in most of the anthropometric dimensions. The anthropometric measurements of the subjects were mostly larger than the Indians and smaller than the Greek men.
practitioner summary
An investigation of fit problems with four readymade garments and analyses of anthropometric measurements of Ethiopian young men were conducted. Results indicated anthropometric differences with BMI and ethnicity, and across nations. This has practical implications for global clothing manufacturers to consider the anthropometric characteristics of target markets while manufacturing readymade garments.
Acknowledgment
The authors thank the Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology, Bahir Dar University for financially supporting this study.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.