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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
1512
1576
1729
1882
1946
93
2
eye height
1416
1476
1621
1766
1826
88
3
shoulder height
1218
1275
1414
1553
1610
84
4
elbow height
928
973
1082
1191
1236
66
5
fist height
664
693
762
831
860
42
6
vertical grip reach
1830
1911
2107
2303
2384
119
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
800
905
979
1010
45
8
690
719
790
861
890
43
9
507
532
593
654
679
37
10
173
194
243
293
313
30
11
popliteal height
356
379
435
491
514
34
12
thigh thickness
114
126
156
186
198
18
13
buttock-popliteal length
426
448
501
554
576
32
14
buttock-knee length
511
534
588
642
665
33
16
elbow-fingertip length
386
409
463
517
540
17
forward grip reach
630
721
812
849
55
abdominal depth
177
235
276
25
19
hip breadth
282
302
350
398
418
29
20
shoulder breadth (d)
346
372
498
524
38
hands
22
hand length
161
169
187
205
213
23
hand breadth
64
70
98
104
8,6
feet
27
foot length
217
230
261
292
305
28
foot breadth
80
85
97
109
7,4
head
head length
164
215
224
head breadth
136
141
153
165
170
7,2
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006