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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
1052
1085
1166
1247
1280
49
2
eye height
922
959
1048
1137
1174
54
3
shoulder height
820
848
916
984
1012
41
4
elbow height
615
640
701
762
787
37
5
fist height
416
437
486
536
556
30
6
vertical grip reach
1221
1269
1386
1503
1551
71
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
577
595
638
681
699
26
8
465
483
526
569
587
9
329
345
385
425
441
24
10
118
132
165
198
212
20
11
popliteal height
256
267
293
319
330
16
12
thigh thickness
72
79
95
112
13
buttock-popliteal length
268
280
308
336
348
17
14
buttock-knee length
321
335
370
405
419
21
elbow-fingertip length
271
282
334
forward grip reach
426
445
491
537
28
18
abdominal depth
128
138
163
188
15
19
hip breadth
178
190
218
246
258
shoulder breadth (d)
243
255
285
315
327
hands
22
hand length
110
115
141
146
7,9
23
hand breadth
51
60
66
69
3,8
feet
27
foot length
160
167
183
200
206
foot breadth
61
64
73
82
85
5,2
head
29
head length
156
161
175
189
194
8,2
head breadth
125
129
147
151
5,6
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006