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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
1472
1516
1623
1730
1774
65
2
eye height
1354
1398
1505
1612
1656
3
shoulder height
1174
1217
1321
1425
1468
63
4
elbow height
884
919
1005
1091
1126
52
5
fist height
628
655
719
783
810
39
6
vertical grip reach
1736
1804
1969
2134
2202
100
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
763
788
847
906
931
36
8
649
674
735
796
821
37
9
461
483
536
589
611
32
10
147
170
224
278
301
33
11
popliteal height
345
362
403
444
25
12
thigh thickness
110
120
143
166
176
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
406
423
464
505
522
buttock-knee length
488
508
556
604
624
29
16
elbow-fingertip length
380
394
429
478
21
17
forward grip reach
584
609
668
727
752
18
abdominal depth
165
181
219
257
273
23
19
hip breadth
276
294
337
398
26
20
shoulder breadth (d)
335
352
393
434
451
hands
22
hand length
152
158
173
188
194
8.9
hand breadth
68
71
77
83
86
3.9
feet
27
foot length
212
220
240
260
268
28
foot breadth
78
82
92
102
106
5.9
head
head length
169
179
189
193
30
head breadth
132
135
151
154
4.9
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006