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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
1307
1253
1465
1577
1623
68
2
eye height
1192
1237
1348
1459
1504
67
3
shoulder height
1048
1088
1185
1282
1322
59
4
elbow height
793
826
905
984
1017
48
5
fist height
572
597
656
715
740
36
6
vertical grip reach
1570
1634
1791
1948
2012
95
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
676
700
758
816
840
35
8
569
592
646
723
33
9
413
432
478
524
543
28
10
152
167
203
239
254
22
11
popliteal height
333
347
382
417
431
21
12
thigh thickness
94
104
127
150
160
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
366
381
453
468
buttock-knee length
424
446
499
552
574
32
16
elbow-fingertip length
336
352
392
448
24
17
forward grip reach
526
551
610
669
694
18
abdominal depth
140
157
198
256
25
19
hip breadth
217
237
285
353
29
20
shoulder breadth (d)
278
298
346
394
414
hands
hand length
136
142
158
174
180
9.4
23
hand breadth
61
64
71
78
81
4.3
feet
27
foot length
196
204
224
244
252
foot breadth
72
76
86
96
100
head
head length
162
173
184
189
6.9
30
head breadth
130
137
144
147
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006