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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
995
1026
1100
1174
1205
45
2
eye height
869
904
988
1072
1107
51
3
shoulder height
777
803
866
929
955
38
4
elbow height
580
604
662
720
744
35
5
fist height
393
412
458
504
523
28
6
vertical grip reach
1141
1185
1292
1399
1443
65
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
554
571
612
653
670
25
8
439
457
500
543
561
26
9
319
335
373
411
427
23
10
117
129
159
189
201
18
11
popliteal height
234
244
269
294
304
15
12
thigh thickness
68
74
90
106
112
9.5
13
buttock-popliteal length
246
258
286
314
326
17
14
buttock-knee length
302
315
346
377
390
19
16
elbow-fingertip length
256
266
291
316
forward grip reach
395
415
463
511
531
29
abdominal depth
131
139
157
175
183
hip breadth
179
188
209
230
239
20
shoulder breadth (d)
238
248
271
hands
22
hand length
104
109
122
135
140
7.8
hand breadth
47
50
57
64
67
4.3
feet
27
foot length
150
156
172
194
9.4
foot breadth
56
59
75
78
4.6
head
head length
149
195
30
head breadth
119
123
134
145
6.6
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006