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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
1523
1564
1663
1762
1803
60
2
eye height
1422
1461
1555
1649
1688
57
3
shoulder height
1236
1271
1355
1439
1474
51
4
elbow height
933
962
1031
1100
1129
42
5
fist height
669
691
744
797
819
32
6
vertical grip reach
1829
1885
2022
2159
2215
83
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
802
824
877
930
952
8
711
759
807
827
29
9
512
529
570
611
628
25
10
178
195
236
277
294
11
popliteal height
358
375
416
457
474
12
thigh thickness
112
123
149
175
186
16
13
buttock-popliteal length
432
450
493
536
554
26
14
buttock-knee length
530
575
620
638
27
elbow-fingertip length
396
408
436
464
476
17
forward grip reach
604
629
688
747
772
36
18
abdominal depth
177
191
226
261
275
21
19
hip breadth
291
309
354
299
417
20
shoulder breadth (d)
356
370
405
440
454
hands
22
hand length
159
165
180
201
8.8
23
hand breadth
68
71
77
86
3.9
feet
foot length
218
246
266
274
28
foot breadth
81
84
92
100
103
4.9
head
head length
167
172
185
198
203
7.8
30
head breadth
138
141
157
160
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006