...Also, attempts to classify body types, such as fat, thin, muscular, etc., have been proposed by E. Kretschmer, WH Sheldon, and others. These are called "somatotypes" or "body types," and are classifications of the external shape of the body, and have a different meaning from physique. Measurements of physique are made using biometric values such as height, weight, chest circumference, sitting height, arm length, leg length, and subcutaneous fat thickness, and in addition to their absolute values, ratios (indexes) between each measurement are often used to express physique. *Some terminology explanations that mention "somatotype" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…また,太っている,やせている,筋肉質などのように,体つきをいくつかのタイプに分類する試みが,E.クレッチマー,W.H.シェルドンらによって提唱されている。これらは〈体型somatotype,body type〉といわれ,身体の外形の分類で,体格とは意味を異にする。 体格を表す測度としては,身長,体重,胸囲,座高,上肢長,下肢長,皮下脂肪厚などの生体計測値が用いられるが,それらの絶対値とともに,体格を表現するものとして各計測値間の相互の比(指数)をとることが多い。… ※「somatotype」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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