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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
1424
1471
1585
1699
1746
69
2
eye height
1304
1352
1467
1583
1630
70
3
shoulder height
1134
1177
1283
1389
1432
64
4
elbow height
866
903
992
1081
1118
54
5
fist height
594
622
690
758
786
41
6
vertical grip reach
1681
1755
1933
2111
2185
108
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
732
759
823
887
914
39
8
625
650
711
772
797
37
9
447
469
522
575
597
32
10
140
162
215
268
290
11
popliteal height
343
359
399
439
455
24
12
thigh thickness
105
115
138
161
171
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
94
112
155
198
216
26
buttock-knee length
474
494
542
590
610
29
16
elbow-fingertip length
370
384
419
454
468
21
17
forward grip reach
563
654
718
745
18
abdominal depth
177
253
269
23
19
hip breadth
257
276
322
368
387
28
20
shoulder breadth (d)
320
337
378
436
25
hands
22
hand length
152
158
174
190
196
9.5
hand breadth
68
71
77
83
87
3.8
feet
27
foot length
207
235
255
263
foot breadth
79
92
101
5.7
head
head length
166
170
179
188
192
30
head breadth
132
135
143
151
154
4.7
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006