18 - 65 years
65 - 80 years
2 - 18 years
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Body dimensions of the Belgian population
18 - 65 years women men total
nr
dimension (in mm)
P1
P5
mean
P95
P99
SD
standing
1
stature
1488
1534
1646
1758
1804
68
2
eye height
1386
1430
1537
1644
1688
65
3
shoulder height
1202
1243
1342
1441
1482
60
4
elbow height
945
978
1057
1136
1169
48
5
fist height
647
677
750
823
853
44
6
vertical grip reach
1715
1769
1901
2033
2087
80
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
790
813
867
921
944
33
8
688
709
760
811
832
31
9
512
531
577
623
642
28
10
188
204
242
280
296
23
11
popliteal height
385
399
432
465
479
20
12
thigh thickness
121
129
149
169
177
13
buttock-popliteal length
448
488
528
544
24
14
buttock-knee length
529
548
594
640
659
15
buttock-heel length
935
972
1061
1150
1187
54
16
elbow-fingertip length
279
290
316
342
353
17
forward grip reach
655
678
734
34
18
abdominal depth
166
185
231
277
19
hip breadth
325
348
404
460
483
shoulder breadth
356
374
419
464
482
27
21
elbow breadth
358
380
433
486
508
32
hands
22
hand length
160
181
196
202
8,8
hand breadth
69
71
77
83
85
3,5
hand thickness
26
3,2
25
thumb breadth
0,9
forefinger tip breadth
feet
foot length
210
218
238
258
266
foot breadth
79
82
91
100
103
5,3
head
29
head length
173
184
195
199
6,6
30
head breadth
130
134
142
150
154
head height
190
200
223
246
256
circumference
516
527
553
579
590
weight
70
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006