Abstract
Abstract From the environmental adaptation point of view, the clothing habits made by the thermal sensation and clothing weight of elderly women have changed according to the thermal sensation and health condition. The purpose of this study was to obtain the basic data for developing healthy and comfortable clothing for elderly women. Clothing weight, thermal sensation, clothing microclimate, resistance to cold and heat of 198 elderly women in Taejeon were surveyed from October 9, 2007 to October 19, 2007.1. Clothing weight per body surface area was 830.4g/m² of total clothing weight, 242.8g/m² of underwear clothing weight, 617.3g/m² of outerwear clothing weight, 419.8g/m² of upper clothing weight, and 420.4g/m² of lower clothing weight.2. More than 90% of the respondents replied that they felt comfortable when the temperature inside the clothing was 33.5℃ and humidity inside the clothing was 30.2%.3. The elderly women were more sensible to cold than to hot, those who felt cold had a tendency to wear heavier clothing.4. The appeal rate for physical pain of older and lower income people, especially those with an income under 1,000,000 won, was higher than that of others. On the other hand, the lower the subjective economic level, the younger they were, and the more the monthly average income was, the higher the rate of mental pain.5. The heavier the total clothing weight was, the higher the appeal rate for general pain. Keywords : clothing weight, Cornell medical index, resistance to cold and hot, elderly women
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