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Body dimensions of the Belgian population
Age 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
total boys girls
nr
dimension (in mm)
P1
P5
mean
P95
P99
SD
standing
1
stature
1359
1406
1520
1634
1681
69
2
eye height
1242
1289
1403
1517
1564
3
shoulder height
1090
1133
1239
1345
1388
64
4
elbow height
835
868
949
1030
1063
49
5
fist height
576
600
658
716
740
35
6
vertical grip reach
1644
1710
1872
2034
2100
98
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
698
722
780
838
862
8
586
609
663
717
33
9
437
455
500
545
563
27
10
153
169
209
249
265
24
11
popliteal height
351
365
398
431
445
20
12
thigh thickness
100
108
128
148
156
13
buttock-popliteal length
376
390
423
456
470
14
buttock-knee length
464
510
556
575
28
16
elbow-fingertip length
357
372
408
444
459
22
17
forward grip reach
571
632
693
718
37
18
abdominal depth
158
172
205
238
252
19
hip breadth
227
243
281
319
335
23
shoulder breadth (d)
311
326
362
413
hands
hand length
147
168
183
189
8.9
hand breadth
67
70
77
84
87
4.4
feet
foot length
212
220
240
260
foot breadth
78
82
92
102
106
6.2
head
29
head length
177
201
206
7.1
30
head breadth
138
141
155
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006