18 - 65 years
65 - 80 years
2 - 18 years
Wheelchair
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Body dimensions of the Belgian population
18 - 65 years total men women
nr
dimension (in mm)
P1
P5
mean
P95
P99
SD
standing
1
stature
1487
1551
1706
1861
1925
94
2
eye height
1384
1446
1594
1743
1804
90
3
shoulder height
1203
1259
1394
1529
1585
82
4
elbow height
950
992
1094
1196
1238
62
5
fist height
666
695
766
837
866
43
6
vertical grip reach
1686
1777
1996
2215
2306
133
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
794
823
894
965
994
8
689
716
782
848
875
40
9
515
538
594
650
673
34
10
188
204
244
284
300
24
11
popliteal height
385
403
446
489
507
26
12
thigh thickness
116
126
149
172
182
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
435
453
496
539
557
buttock-knee length
532
554
607
660
682
32
15
buttock-heel length
928
966
1058
1150
1188
56
16
elbow-fingertip length
277
294
335
376
393
25
17
forward grip reach
651
685
767
850
884
50
18
abdominal depth
167
237
287
307
30
19
hip breadth
305
329
387
445
469
35
20
shoulder breadth
363
438
491
513
21
elbow breadth
365
391
454
517
543
38
hands
22
hand length
161
169
189
209
217
23
hand breadth
67
72
83
99
6,9
hand thickness
27
3,2
thumb breadth
2,8
forefinger tip breadth
1,7
feet
foot length
221
249
289
28
foot breadth
79
95
107
111
head
29
head length
175
201
207
8,1
head breadth
131
135
145
155
159
6,2
31
head height
195
205
228
251
261
circumference
531
569
623
weight
33
73,7
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006