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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
933
961
1029
1097
1125
41
2
eye height
818
849
923
997
1028
45
3
shoulder height
729
752
808
864
887
34
4
elbow height
548
569
620
671
692
31
5
fist height
375
391
431
471
487
24
6
vertical grip reach
1044
1085
1186
1287
1328
61
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
527
543
581
618
634
23
8
415
432
473
514
531
25
9
304
318
353
388
402
21
10
112
124
152
180
192
17
11
popliteal height
224
232
250
268
276
12
thigh thickness
60
68
86
104
13
buttock-popliteal length
242
265
288
298
14
buttock-knee length
281
293
321
349
361
16
elbow-fingertip length
236
246
269
292
302
forward grip reach
362
383
434
485
506
18
abdominal depth
130
136
168
174
9.5
19
hip breadth
170
178
198
218
226
20
shoulder breadth (d)
230
239
260
290
hands
22
hand length
99
115
126
131
6.8
hand breadth
46
49
54
59
62
3.3
feet
27
foot length
142
148
162
176
182
8.7
28
foot breadth
56
64
69
72
head
29
head length
146
153
169
186
30
head breadth
121
125
135
145
149
5.9
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006