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. Be sure the tape goes across the back in a straight line and does not arch up over the shoulder blades. The measurement is taken at the maximum point of quiet respiration. The subject must not be allowed to change the position of the shoulders.