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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
1166
1203
1294
1385
1422
55
2
eye height
1052
1089
1178
1267
1304
54
3
shoulder height
912
946
1028
1111
1145
50
4
elbow height
690
718
786
854
882
41
5
fist height
474
497
551
605
628
33
6
vertical grip reach
1391
1440
1559
1678
1727
72
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
627
645
735
753
27
8
513
533
581
629
649
29
9
361
379
422
465
483
26
10
135
148
179
210
223
19
11
popliteal height
289
301
331
373
18
12
thigh thickness
81
90
111
132
141
13
buttock-popliteal length
295
311
351
391
407
24
14
buttock-knee length
366
382
462
478
16
elbow-fingertip length
299
341
371
383
17
forward grip reach
463
485
538
591
613
32
abdominal depth
128
142
177
212
226
21
hip breadth
194
208
243
278
292
20
shoulder breadth (d)
264
313
348
362
hands
22
hand length
124
129
155
160
7.9
23
hand breadth
57
60
66
75
3.7
feet
foot length
176
184
202
220
228
28
foot breadth
65
69
78
87
91
5.4
head
head length
163
168
182
196
201
8.3
30
head breadth
126
130
139
152
5.5
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006