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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
1518
1559
1658
1757
1798
60
2
eye height
1408
1448
1545
1642
1682
59
3
shoulder height
1219
1256
1345
1434
1471
54
4
elbow height
925
955
1028
1101
1131
44
5
fist height
655
679
737
795
819
35
6
vertical grip reach
1810
1868
2010
2152
2210
86
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
800
822
875
928
950
32
8
685
706
757
808
829
31
9
497
515
558
601
619
26
10
174
192
235
278
296
11
popliteal height
356
373
414
455
472
25
12
thigh thickness
115
125
148
191
181
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
430
448
491
534
552
buttock-knee length
507
525
568
611
629
16
elbow-fingertip length
395
407
435
463
475
17
forward grip reach
593
620
686
752
779
40
18
abdominal depth
176
190
225
260
274
21
19
hip breadth
295
312
353
394
411
20
shoulder breadth (d)
355
369
404
439
453
hands
22
hand length
158
164
179
194
200
8.8
23
hand breadth
68
71
77
83
84
3.9
feet
27
foot length
218
226
246
266
28
foot breadth
81
92
100
103
4.9
head
29
head length
166
171
184
197
202
7.8
30
head breadth
137
140
156
159
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006