sitting height

Torso length seated

Sitting height is the vertical distance from a seated person's buttocks to the top of their head.

It's a standard anthropometric measurement used in ergonomics, furniture design, and medical assessments of growth and body proportions: The cockpit was designed for pilots with a sitting height under 38 inches.

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body proportions · posture · torso · spine · spinal column · ergonomics · office chair · chair · trunk · desk · cockpit · pilot seat · car seat · proportion · vertebrae · upright · slouch · cushion

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postural position

sitting heightstanding height

Vertical dimension upright

stature

body segment

sitting heightleg length

How far your limbs extend

foot length

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