Leg length index of horse trunk = (height-sitting height)/sitting height × 100: the average of Asian males is 85. 10 (middle leg type), and the average of Asian females is 83.4 1 (sub-short leg type); The average male in Europe and America is 90.77 (sub-long-legged), and the average female in Europe and America is 89. 16 (middle-legged).
Note: Mahalanobis Trunk Leg Length Index is the most reliable and valuable quantitative index to detect the ratio of upper and lower parts of the body (that is, the ratio of trunk to leg).
The body shape survey of Wuhan college students (age 17-2 1 year) is shown in the table for reference: Mahalanobis trunk leg length index classification (n: male = 582; Female =484) Ultra-short legs, short legs, sub-short legs, mid-legs, sub-long legs, long legs, ultra-long legs n% n% n% male10.2386.6686 The average in Europe and America is 59.65cm for males and 58.03cm for females.
Leg circumference/height × 100: the average of Asian males is 30.86, and that of Asian females is 33.17; The average male in Europe and America is 33.97, and the average female in Europe and America is 35.6 1.
The "height and thigh circumference index" of women is always greater than that of men, which is related to the gender difference in body fat distribution.