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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
1049
1082
1163
1244
1277
49
2
eye height
910
950
1047
1144
1184
59
3
shoulder height
805
836
912
988
1019
46
4
elbow height
607
633
696
759
785
38
5
fist height
416
438
491
544
566
32
6
vertical grip reach
1227
1272
1383
1494
1539
67
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
573
591
636
681
699
27
8
461
480
526
572
28
9
323
340
381
422
439
25
10
118
130
160
190
202
18
11
popliteal height
258
268
291
314
324
14
12
thigh thickness
72
79
95
111
9.7
13
buttock-popliteal length
269
281
311
341
353
buttock-knee length
320
335
371
407
22
16
elbow-fingertip length
280
306
332
343
17
forward grip reach
423
441
486
531
549
abdominal depth
128
139
165
191
19
hip breadth
180
192
220
248
260
20
shoulder breadth (d)
244
256
286
316
328
hands
hand length
109
113
125
137
141
23
hand breadth
52
54
60
66
68
3.5
feet
foot length
157
164
196
203
foot breadth
63
70
77
80
4.4
head
29
head length
156
170
184
6.2
30
head breadth
123
126
135
144
147
5.3
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006