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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
797
820
874
928
951
33
2
eye height
715
737
790
843
865
32
3
shoulder height
626
644
687
730
748
26
4
elbow height
470
485
521
557
572
22
5
fist height
325
337
365
393
405
17
6
vertical grip reach
899
930
1004
1078
1109
45
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
370
399
468
537
566
42
8
368
380
410
440
452
18
9
272
284
312
340
352
10
102
110
130
150
158
12
11
popliteal height
157
169
197
225
237
thigh thickness
58
63
74
85
90
6.7
13
buttock-popliteal length
184
198
231
264
278
20
14
buttock-knee length
246
267
288
297
16
elbow-fingertip length
208
215
248
254
forward grip reach
330
344
377
424
abdominal depth
125
129
139
149
153
19
hip breadth
162
167
180
193
7.9
shoulder breadth (d)
hands
hand length
87
98
106
109
4.7
23
hand breadth
37
40
48
56
59
4.9
feet
27
foot length
124
128
154
6.6
28
foot breadth
47
50
66
69
head
29
head length
152
156
166
176
30
head breadth
120
123
137
140
4.4
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006