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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
927
955
1023
1091
1119
41
2
eye height
806
839
920
1001
1034
49
3
shoulder height
714
740
803
866
892
38
4
elbow height
539
561
614
667
689
32
5
fist height
372
390
433
476
494
26
6
vertical grip reach
1038
1077
1173
1269
1308
58
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
521
537
575
613
629
23
8
409
426
467
508
525
25
9
302
316
351
386
400
21
10
111
121
146
171
191
15
11
popliteal height
222
230
248
266
274
12
thigh thickness
57
65
83
101
109
13
buttock-popliteal length
238
247
268
289
298
14
buttock-knee length
279
291
321
363
18
16
elbow-fingertip length
235
245
301
17
forward grip reach
356
379
487
510
33
abdominal depth
128
135
151
168
174
19
hip breadth
172
180
200
220
228
20
shoulder breadth (d)
237
258
288
hands
22
hand length
102
107
117
127
132
6.3
hand breadth
47
54
59
61
3.2
feet
27
foot length
141
147
161
175
181
8.7
28
foot breadth
56
63
68
70
head
29
head length
176
30
head breadth
120
123
131
139
142
4.8
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006