The subject spreads the legs apart enough to allow placement of the blade of an anthropometer near the crotch. The subject then brings the heels back together and raises the blade until it is in firm contact with the crotch. The measurer then exerts additional upward pressure on the slide of the anthropometer to achieve firm and uniform placement. Measure the vertical distance between the standing surface and the crotch. The computer will add 1 cm to the recorded dimension to account for the width of the anthropometer blade.
Subject stands on a table in the anthropometric standing position.
Ask the subject to hold up the right leg of the shorts to expose the landmark. Stand at the right of the subject and use an anthropometer to measure the vertical distance between the standing surface and the drawn landmark at the lowest point of the gluteal furrow under the buttocks. Subject is in the anthropometric standing position. Stand behind the subject and use a tape to measure the distance between the drawn right and left midscye landmarks. The tape is held on the skin except where it spans the hollows of the back.