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  2. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  3. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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    Instead, the label should show the range of body dimensions from half the step size below to half the step size above the design size (e.g., "height: 172–180 cm."). For heights, for example, the standard recommends generally to use the following design dimensions, with a step size of 8 cm:

  4. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    The most common size category. For women of about average height (5 ft 4 in) with an average bust height and an hourglass figure. Dress sizes may be given as girth at the bust in inches (e.g., 36), but even-numbered sizes from 2 to 16 are more common. Categorical sizes range from XS (extra-small) to XL (extra-large). Junior sizes

  5. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

  6. Bed size - Wikipedia

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    Double bed widths: 135, 140, 150, 180 cm (53, 55, 59, 71 in) In practice, bed sizes are usually categorized by the width. The length is typically 200 cm (79 in), but this may vary. The most common sizes are: [citation needed] 120 cm × 200 cm (47 in × 79 in) 150 cm × 200 cm (59 in × 79 in) 180 cm × 200 cm (71 in × 79 in)

  7. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    "Leg length, body proportion, and health: A review with a note on beauty". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 7 (3): 1047–75. doi: 10.3390/ijerph7031047. PMC 2872302. PMID 20617018. Alley, Thomas R. (Feb 1983). "Growth-Produced Changes in Body Shape and Size as Determinants of Perceived Age and Adult Caregiving".

  8. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    The B fitting adds 12 cm and the T height modifier 4 cm to the base hip measurement 89 + 16 = 105 cm. [13] Additionally there are a set of age based waist adjustments, such that a dress marketed at someone in their 60s may allow for a waist 9 cm larger than a dress, of the same size, marketed at someone in their 20s. The age based adjustments ...

  9. Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the ...

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    180 cm: 3 in 8 cm 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt: 6 ft 2 in 188 cm: Herbert Hoover: 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 182 cm: 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 6 cm 1928: Herbert Hoover: 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 182 cm: Al Smith [59] 5 ft 11 in 180 cm: 1 ⁄ 2 in 1 cm 1924: Calvin Coolidge: 5 ft 10 in 178 cm: John W. Davis [59] Robert M. La Follette [61] 5 ft 10 1 ⁄ 2 in 5 ft 5 in ...