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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
1213
1252
1348
1444
1483
58
2
eye height
1001
1053
1178
1303
1355
76
3
shoulder height
948
985
1076
1167
1204
55
4
elbow height
716
749
828
907
940
48
5
fist height
506
529
585
641
664
34
6
vertical grip reach
1452
1505
1634
1763
1816
78
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
644
663
709
755
774
28
8
530
550
598
646
666
29
9
380
398
441
484
502
26
10
136
151
187
223
238
22
11
popliteal height
295
309
344
379
393
21
12
thigh thickness
87
96
117
138
147
13
buttock-popliteal length
316
334
377
420
438
14
buttock-knee length
390
407
448
489
25
16
elbow-fingertip length
310
324
357
404
20
17
forward grip reach
480
504
562
620
35
18
abdominal depth
150
185
220
234
19
hip breadth
225
233
253
273
281
shoulder breadth (d)
280
293
355
368
hands
hand length
127
133
161
167
8,4
23
hand breadth
60
66
72
74
3,5
feet
27
foot length
193
213
241
foot breadth
70
73
81
89
92
4,9
head
head length
182
197
203
8,8
30
head breadth
125
130
142
154
159
7,4
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006