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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
1499
1552
1681
1810
1863
78
2
eye height
1382
1434
1561
1688
1740
77
3
shoulder height
1208
1256
1373
1490
1538
71
4
elbow height
911
950
1044
1138
1177
57
5
fist height
640
667
733
799
826
40
6
vertical grip reach
1814
1882
2047
2212
2280
100
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
775
804
873
942
971
42
8
668
695
759
823
850
39
9
483
504
555
606
627
31
10
159
180
229
279
299
30
11
popliteal height
355
375
423
471
491
29
12
thigh thickness
110
120
143
166
176
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
441
484
527
545
26
buttock-knee length
502
522
570
618
638
16
elbow-fingertip length
390
408
451
494
512
17
forward grip reach
599
763
791
41
18
abdominal depth
173
188
224
260
275
22
19
hip breadth
276
294
337
380
398
20
shoulder breadth (d)
345
364
410
456
475
28
hands
hand length
155
163
181
199
207
23
hand breadth
66
70
81
92
96
6,5
feet
27
foot length
212
252
280
292
foot breadth
80
84
94
104
108
6,2
head
head length
168
175
191
214
9,7
head breadth
129
135
150
165
171
8,8
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006