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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
1365
1414
1533
1652
1701
72
2
eye height
1245
1295
1415
1535
1585
73
3
shoulder height
1094
1137
1241
1345
1388
63
4
elbow height
832
869
960
1051
1088
55
5
fist height
581
610
679
748
777
42
6
vertical grip reach
1637
1707
1875
2043
2113
102
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
696
724
792
860
888
41
8
595
620
738
763
36
9
433
453
501
549
569
29
10
144
163
209
255
274
28
11
popliteal height
342
357
393
429
444
22
12
thigh thickness
98
108
133
158
168
15
13
buttock-popliteal length
374
395
494
514
30
14
buttock-knee length
467
521
575
598
33
16
elbow-fingertip length
351
368
409
450
25
17
forward grip reach
543
571
639
707
735
18
abdominal depth
146
204
245
262
19
hip breadth
226
248
301
354
376
32
20
shoulder breadth (d)
302
320
363
406
424
26
hands
hand length
153
169
186
192
23
hand breadth
62
65
79
82
4.5
feet
27
foot length
205
214
235
256
265
foot breadth
76
87
6.4
head
head length
164
179
190
194
head breadth
130
134
143
152
156
5.5
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006