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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
1256
1299
1403
1507
1550
63
2
eye height
1144
1185
1286
1387
1428
61
3
shoulder height
997
1036
1130
1224
1263
57
4
elbow height
745
781
868
955
991
53
5
fist height
531
554
610
666
689
34
6
vertical grip reach
1503
1563
1708
1853
1913
88
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
657
679
732
785
807
32
8
541
562
613
664
685
31
9
392
411
457
503
522
28
10
143
158
194
230
245
22
11
popliteal height
317
331
366
401
415
21
12
thigh thickness
98
121
144
154
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
330
348
393
438
456
27
buttock-knee length
404
423
469
515
534
16
elbow-fingertip length
322
337
373
409
424
17
forward grip reach
509
532
588
644
667
18
abdominal depth
131
148
189
247
25
19
hip breadth
202
220
265
310
328
20
shoulder breadth (d)
272
290
335
380
398
hands
hand length
130
136
151
166
172
8.9
23
hand breadth
64
71
78
81
4.2
feet
foot length
186
196
219
242
252
foot breadth
69
73
83
93
97
6.2
head
29
head length
153
161
179
197
205
30
head breadth
124
129
141
7.1
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006