Abstract
Body shape changes induced by metabolic syndrome have become an issue in recent years in Japan. However, studies on work pants for metabolic male workers with so-called “apple-shaped” bodies remain rare on the ground. We developed a new work pant pattern to fit for them, especially the physical features of the “apple-shaped” bodies. The new pattern had two characteristics about a crotch point and a front waist/back waist differential. It was indicated that the features of the new pattern were effective through the evaluation tests. In addition, we proposed a concrete work pants design for metabolic male workers with the features. The design was devised about three characteristics.
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This study was supported by TAMAYURA Co.,Ltd. through Collaboration Project. The authors thank TAMAYURA Co.,Ltd. and all partners.
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Ohsawa, K., Morimoto, K., Gyoba, Y., Kim, M., Nishimura, M. (2017). Affective Design Factors Derived from an Analysis on Body Shape and Waist Size of Male Workers and Design Concept of Work Pants of Large Waist Size. In: Chung, W., Shin, C. (eds) Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 483. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_10
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