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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
1263
1304
1405
1506
1547
61
2
eye height
1154
1193
1289
1385
1424
58
3
shoulder height
999
1038
1132
1226
1265
57
4
elbow height
741
778
869
960
997
55
5
fist height
524
547
601
655
678
33
6
vertical grip reach
1498
1556
1698
1840
1898
86
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
658
680
733
786
808
32
8
538
558
606
654
674
29
9
395
414
460
506
525
28
10
148
162
197
232
246
21
11
popliteal height
320
333
364
408
19
12
thigh thickness
91
100
121
142
151
13
buttock-popliteal length
326
343
384
425
442
25
14
buttock-knee length
402
420
465
510
528
27
16
elbow-fingertip length
323
338
374
410
22
17
forward grip reach
509
532
586
640
663
18
abdominal depth
129
146
187
228
245
hip breadth
198
217
263
309
328
20
shoulder breadth (d)
276
294
339
hands
hand length
131
137
152
167
173
23
hand breadth
62
64
71
78
80
feet
foot length
189
199
222
255
foot breadth
74
94
98
head
head length
168
174
200
206
30
head breadth
135
139
147
155
159
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006