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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
1474
1528
1660
1792
1846
80
2
eye height
1349
1404
1538
1672
1727
81
3
shoulder height
1195
1243
1360
1477
1525
71
4
elbow height
911
947
1034
1121
1157
53
5
fist height
622
649
713
777
804
39
6
vertical grip reach
1817
1879
2027
2176
2237
90
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
743
774
850
926
957
46
8
633
662
733
833
43
9
463
487
545
603
627
35
10
156
174
219
264
282
27
11
popliteal height
375
392
433
474
491
25
12
thigh thickness
110
120
143
166
176
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
400
420
468
516
536
29
buttock-knee length
490
511
560
610
630
30
16
elbow-fingertip length
395
412
453
494
17
forward grip reach
609
634
693
752
36
18
abdominal depth
172
186
252
266
20
19
hip breadth
253
270
311
352
369
shoulder breadth (d)
341
359
402
445
26
hands
22
hand length
160
167
183
199
206
9.8
23
hand breadth
75
78
87
96
99
5.3
feet
foot length
230
239
260
281
290
28
foot breadth
83
97
107
111
6.2
head
head length
179
193
203
207
head breadth
141
144
153
162
165
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006