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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
1309
1354
1463
1572
1617
66
2
eye height
1196
1239
1345
1451
1494
64
3
shoulder height
1048
1088
1185
1282
1322
59
4
elbow height
786
821
907
993
1028
52
5
fist height
559
584
645
706
731
37
6
vertical grip reach
1558
1624
1784
1944
2010
97
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
678
701
757
813
836
34
8
568
589
640
691
712
31
9
416
434
479
524
542
27
10
150
166
204
242
258
23
11
popliteal height
328
344
382
420
436
12
thigh thickness
95
104
125
146
155
13
buttock-popliteal length
347
365
410
455
473
14
buttock-knee length
424
445
494
544
564
30
16
elbow-fingertip length
338
354
392
430
446
17
forward grip reach
525
550
609
668
693
36
18
abdominal depth
140
156
196
236
252
24
19
hip breadth
210
230
278
326
346
29
20
shoulder breadth (d)
284
303
349
395
414
28
hands
22
hand length
136
142
158
174
180
9.6
hand breadth
60
63
71
79
82
4.6
feet
foot length
197
206
227
248
257
foot breadth
72
76
87
98
102
6.5
head
head length
163
181
199
207
head breadth
126
131
143
160
7.1
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006