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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
1107
1143
1230
1317
1353
53
2
eye height
974
1015
1114
1312
1254
60
3
shoulder height
854
887
968
1049
1082
49
4
elbow height
652
678
741
804
830
38
5
fist height
452
475
529
583
606
33
6
vertical grip reach
1302
1350
1467
1584
1632
71
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
600
619
665
711
730
28
8
492
512
560
608
628
29
9
344
360
398
436
23
10
131
143
171
199
211
17
11
popliteal height
269
282
313
357
19
12
thigh thickness
78
86
106
126
134
13
buttock-popliteal length
298
338
378
394
24
14
buttock-knee length
349
365
403
441
457
16
elbow-fingertip length
286
297
323
forward grip reach
448
466
509
552
570
26
18
abdominal depth
122
136
206
220
21
hip breadth
188
202
237
272
20
shoulder breadth (d)
246
261
333
348
22
hands
hand length
119
124
148
153
7.2
hand breadth
52
54
66
68
3.6
feet
27
foot length
166
174
192
210
218
foot breadth
69
76
83
4.5
head
head length
158
162
180
184
5.4
30
head breadth
129
146
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006