Anthropometric measurements of male and female workers in a standing position in the Venezuelan direct industrial workforce.

• Alejandro Labrador Parra

  FECACSO 2025

• Evelin Escalona

  FECACSO 2025

Introduction: In the Venezuelan labor context, there is scarce information associated with the anthropometric dimensions of Venezuelan Workers The objective of the present research was to determine the anthropometric measurements of Venezuelan workers in bipedestation. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological and field study was carried out on the main industrial companies of Aragua state, located in the Central Region of Venezuela, according to work (Labrador, 2023). The sample consisted of 185 workers (M:131, W:54). The sampling of this research was of a simple random probabilistic type and stratified by age and sex. The medication instruments used in the research were: anthropometric tables for standing measurements, flexible tape measure for perimeter measurements and the wall tallimeter with a scale for weight. Results: Statistical calculations were made using the Minitab-2017 statistical package. The study group consisted of 185 workers with age range between 20-59 years; 131 men (70.8%) and 54 women (29.2 %) Workers with average age of 43 years, their average height :170, 08 m, similarly, female workers have an average age: 40.33 years and their average height:156.27 cm. Anthropometric tables were obtained by age and sex of the Venezuelan workers. Discussion: The age groups with the highest percentage are between 40 and over, representing 66% of the working population in Venezuela, with a decrease in height and other measurements, this aspect must be taken into account in order to be able to design the workstation. Conclusions: The study provides an approximation of anthropometric measurements in standing position of Venezuelan industrial direct labor (VIDL) workers, which will allow the adaptation of work stations.

1. Alejandro Labrador Parra, FECACSO 2025

   XIII Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Salud Ocupacional. FECACSO 2025

2. Evelin Escalona, FECACSO 2025

   XIII Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Salud Ocupacional. FECACSO 2025

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