18 - 65 years
65 - 80 years
2 - 18 years
Wheelchair
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Body dimensions of the Belgian population
18 - 65 years men total women
nr
dimension (in mm)
P1
P5
mean
P95
P99
SD
standing
1
stature
1589
1641
1766
1891
1943
76
2
eye height
1478
1528
1650
1772
1822
74
3
shoulder height
1289
1334
1445
1556
1601
67
4
elbow height
1011
1046
1132
1218
1253
52
5
fist height
698
723
782
841
866
36
6
vertical grip reach
1841
1913
2090
2267
2339
107
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
835
860
919
978
1003
8
722
746
804
862
886
35
9
539
560
611
662
683
31
10
188
205
246
287
304
25
11
popliteal height
407
423
461
499
515
23
12
thigh thickness
115
125
150
175
185
15
13
buttock-popliteal length
446
463
504
545
562
14
buttock-knee length
547
568
619
670
691
buttock-heel length
922
961
1055
1149
1188
57
16
elbow-fingertip length
311
323
353
383
395
18
17
forward grip reach
707
734
800
893
40
abdominal depth
168
190
243
296
318
32
19
hip breadth
308
326
369
412
430
26
20
shoulder breadth
396
414
457
500
518
21
elbow breadth
399
421
474
527
549
hands
22
hand length
176
182
197
212
218
hand breadth
78
81
88
95
98
4,5
24
hand thickness
29
34
2,8
thumb breadth
1,8
forefinger tip breadth
0,9
feet
27
foot length
233
241
261
281
289
28
foot breadth
84
89
99
109
114
6,3
head
head length
177
193
204
209
6,8
30
head breadth
136
140
149
158
162
5,5
head height
206
214
232
250
258
circumference
542
554
584
614
626
weight
33
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Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006