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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
1361
1409
1526
1643
1691
71
2
eye height
1244
1292
1574
3
shoulder height
1093
1136
1240
1344
1387
63
4
elbow height
834
869
955
1041
1076
52
5
fist height
576
603
669
735
762
40
6
vertical grip reach
1640
1708
1873
2038
2106
100
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
697
723
786
849
875
38
8
587
612
671
730
755
36
9
435
454
500
546
565
28
10
148
166
209
252
270
26
11
popliteal height
347
361
396
431
445
21
12
thigh thickness
97
107
130
153
163
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
369
388
434
480
499
buttock-knee length
444
165
516
567
588
31
16
elbow-fingertip length
354
370
408
446
462
23
17
forward grip reach
545
572
636
700
727
39
18
abdominal depth
168
204
240
255
22
19
hip breadth
221
242
291
341
30
20
shoulder breadth (d)
306
322
362
402
418
24
hands
hand length
146
152
184
190
9,4
hand breadth
62
66
74
82
86
5,1
feet
27
foot length
217
237
257
265
foot breadth
73
78
89
105
6,8
head
29
head length
164
170
198
8,4
head breadth
132
136
145
154
158
5,5
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006