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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
1220
1259
1353
1447
1486
57
2
eye height
994
1033
1129
1225
1264
58
3
shoulder height
957
1083
1172
1209
54
4
elbow height
729
760
834
908
939
45
5
fist height
498
521
575
629
652
33
6
vertical grip reach
1462
1513
1637
1761
1812
75
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
647
666
712
758
777
28
8
525
546
595
645
665
30
9
386
404
447
490
508
26
10
142
157
193
229
244
22
11
popliteal height
297
311
346
381
395
21
12
thigh thickness
84
94
117
140
150
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
317
333
371
409
425
23
buttock-knee length
391
407
487
503
24
16
elbow-fingertip length
330
361
392
405
19
17
forward grip reach
510
564
618
641
18
abdominal depth
139
152
183
214
227
hip breadth
198
213
249
285
300
20
shoulder breadth (d)
276
290
325
360
374
hands
hand length
128
133
147
161
166
8.2
hand breadth
60
66
72
74
3.6
feet
27
foot length
184
235
foot breadth
71
81
88
91
4.5
head
29
head length
171
176
188
200
205
7.3
head breadth
137
154
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006