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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
1418
1468
1588
1708
1758
73
2
eye height
1226
1284
1424
1564
1622
85
3
shoulder height
1134
1179
1290
1401
1446
67
4
elbow height
870
906
993
1080
1116
53
5
fist height
598
625
689
753
780
39
6
vertical grip reach
1705
1775
1943
2111
2181
102
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
721
749
817
885
913
41
8
613
640
704
768
795
9
447
169
522
575
597
32
10
150
215
261
280
28
11
popliteal height
346
364
407
450
468
26
12
thigh thickness
103
113
136
159
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
386
405
451
497
516
buttock-knee length
470
491
540
590
610
30
16
elbow-fingertip length
369
385
425
465
481
24
17
forward grip reach
567
595
663
731
759
18
abdominal depth
162
177
213
249
264
22
19
hip breadth
242
262
310
358
378
29
20
shoulder breadth (d)
324
341
382
423
440
25
hands
hand length
151
158
174
190
197
9.8
23
hand breadth
70
79
88
91
5.2
feet
27
foot length
208
218
243
268
278
15
foot breadth
78
82
92
106
5.8
head
head length
164
171
187
204
210
head breadth
133
137
149
161
165
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006