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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
1251
1294
1400
1506
1549
64
2
eye height
1135
1178
1284
1390
1433
3
shoulder height
993
1032
1128
1224
1263
58
4
elbow height
747
782
866
950
985
51
5
fist height
544
566
619
672
694
32
6
vertical grip reach
1709
1771
1919
2068
2129
90
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
655
677
730
783
805
8
457
568
670
691
31
9
390
408
453
498
516
27
10
140
155
191
229
242
22
11
popliteal height
317
332
368
404
419
12
thigh thickness
88
98
121
144
154
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
342
360
403
446
464
26
buttock-knee length
429
473
519
538
28
16
elbow-fingertip length
322
337
373
409
424
17
forward grip reach
507
532
589
647
671
35
18
abdominal depth
135
151
231
247
24
19
hip breadth
204
222
267
312
330
20
shoulder breadth (d)
269
287
377
395
hands
hand length
130
136
166
172
8.9
23
hand breadth
61
71
78
81
4.4
feet
foot length
189
197
217
237
245
foot breadth
67
91
95
6.2
head
29
head length
157
161
171
181
185
30
head breadth
126
129
143
146
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006