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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
1502
1544
1646
1748
1790
62
2
eye height
1385
1427
1529
1631
1673
3
shoulder height
1205
1244
1340
1436
1475
58
4
elbow height
905
938
1017
1096
1129
48
5
fist height
640
667
731
795
822
39
6
vertical grip reach
1792
1854
2004
2154
2216
91
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
787
810
864
918
941
33
8
675
698
752
806
829
9
484
502
547
592
610
27
10
165
184
230
276
295
28
11
popliteal height
351
368
409
450
467
25
12
thigh thickness
110
120
143
166
176
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
430
445
481
517
532
22
buttock-knee length
499
562
607
625
16
elbow-fingertip length
395
407
435
463
475
17
forward grip reach
589
616
680
744
771
18
abdominal depth
174
189
225
261
19
hip breadth
285
302
343
384
401
20
shoulder breadth (d)
345
361
399
437
453
23
hands
hand length
153
159
195
hand breadth
68
70
77
84
86
feet
foot length
210
219
240
262
270
foot breadth
80
92
100
104
head
29
head length
168
172
196
200
30
head breadth
131
135
151
155
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006