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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
1411
1463
1590
1717
1769
77
2
eye height
1203
1255
1380
1505
1557
76
3
shoulder height
1137
1184
1298
1412
1459
69
4
elbow height
874
909
995
1081
1116
52
5
fist height
603
628
687
746
771
36
6
vertical grip reach
1733
1797
1954
2111
2175
95
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
712
741
810
879
908
42
8
605
632
698
764
791
40
9
451
472
523
574
595
31
10
159
175
215
255
271
24
11
popliteal height
357
374
415
456
473
25
12
thigh thickness
103
112
133
154
163
13
buttock-popliteal length
376
397
446
496
516
30
14
buttock-knee length
469
490
539
589
609
16
elbow-fingertip length
373
390
431
489
17
forward grip reach
576
604
672
740
768
41
18
abdominal depth
177
210
243
257
20
19
hip breadth
241
297
337
353
shoulder breadth (d)
327
344
385
426
443
hands
22
hand length
151
158
174
191
197
23
hand breadth
70
74
82
90
94
5.1
feet
27
foot length
218
228
251
274
284
28
foot breadth
78
92
102
106
5.9
head
29
head length
179
184
195
206
211
6.8
head breadth
144
147
161
164
4.2
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006