Table 6. The contact area on the human-chair interface:backrest/seat (Mean + SD).
| Subject | Backrest | Seat | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St/cm2 | Sl/cm2 | Sm/cm2 | Sh/cm2 | St/cm2 | Sl/cm2 | Sm/cm2 | Sh/cm2 | |
| Males 1 | 307.70 ± 86.11 | 214.13 ± 62.22 | 52.08 ± 36.31 | 6.51 ± 9.20 | 802.77 ± 94.46 | 319.03 ± 36.31 | 249.58 ± 69.15 | 209.07 ± 48.01 |
| Males 2 | 366.06 ± 62.01 | 284.31 ± 44.84 | 41.23 ± 36.12 | 2.17 ± 1.23 | 975.92 ± 116.72 | 332.78 ± 94.01 | 368.95 ± 75.21 | 250.31 ± 105.10 |
| Males 3 | 404.76 ± 1.53 | 278.88 ± 23.01 | 96.57 ± 26.08 | 0 ± 0 | 948.42 ± 220.98 | 243.07 ± 98.21 | 316.86 ± 131.97 | 375.46 ± 190.29 |
| Females 1 | 304.71 ± 63.52 | 213.99 ± 35.35 | 53.82 ± 42.76 | 4.34 ± 2.65 | 878.11 ± 103.04 | 340.30 ± 45.30 | 302.97 ± 82.18 | 204.44 ± 31.68 |
| Females 2 | 305.58 ± 74.25 | 227.01 ± 58.59 | 42.10 ± 16.78 | 3.47 ± 4.50 | 964.92 ± 131.76 | 334.22 ± 41.32 | 360.70 ± 108.83 | 246.11 ± 40.03 |
| Female 3 | 410.19 | 312.52 | 58.59 | 4.34 | 954.94 | 379.80 | 388.48 | 167.11 |