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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
1160
1198
1290
1383
1420
56
2
eye height
1046
1083
1174
1265
1302
55
3
shoulder height
907
941
1023
1106
1140
50
4
elbow height
688
715
781
847
874
40
5
fist height
477
501
559
617
641
35
6
vertical grip reach
1375
1425
1547
1669
1719
74
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
627
645
690
735
753
27
8
515
536
585
635
655
30
9
357
373
413
453
469
24
10
134
146
176
206
218
18
11
popliteal height
289
302
333
364
377
19
12
thigh thickness
83
91
111
131
139
13
buttock-popliteal length
297
315
358
401
419
26
14
buttock-knee length
365
382
423
464
481
25
16
elbow-fingertip length
296
308
338
368
380
17
forward grip reach
459
534
587
609
32
abdominal depth
127
143
181
219
235
23
hip breadth
196
211
247
283
298
22
20
shoulder breadth (d)
258
274
312
350
366
hands
hand length
123
128
141
164
159
7.6
hand breadth
57
60
66
72
75
3.8
feet
foot length
184
202
220
228
28
foot breadth
65
68
76
84
87
4.7
head
29
head length
165
168
187
head breadth
125
136
144
167
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006