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The aim of this study was to investigate mismatch between students and classroom furniture dimensions and evaluate the improvement in implementing the European furniture standard.

In Portugal, school furniture does not meet any national ergonomic criteria, so it cannot fit students’ anthropometric measures.

A total of 893 students belonging to third (7th through 9th grades) and secondary (10th through 12th grades) cycles participated in the study. Anthropometric measurements of the students were gathered in several physical education classes. The furniture dimensions were measured for two models of tables and seats. Several two-way equations for match criteria based on published studies were applied to data.

The percentage of students who match with classroom furniture dimensions is low (24% and 44% between table and students, 4% and 9% between seat and …