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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
1536
1588
1715
1842
1894
77
2
eye height
1411
1464
1593
1722
1775
78
3
shoulder height
1247
1293
1405
1517
1563
68
4
elbow height
950
985
1071
1157
1992
52
5
fist height
638
667
736
805
834
42
6
vertical grip reach
1880
1942
2090
2239
2300
90
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
773
883
961
993
47
8
663
693
766
839
869
44
9
486
509
563
617
640
33
10
153
175
228
281
303
32
11
popliteal height
375
393
436
479
497
26
12
thigh thickness
109
119
142
165
14
13
buttock-popliteal length
417
438
487
537
557
30
buttock-knee length
508
529
578
628
648
16
elbow-fingertip length
413
429
467
505
521
23
17
forward grip reach
624
649
710
771
796
37
18
abdominal depth
172
187
223
259
274
22
19
hip breadth
269
285
325
365
381
24
20
shoulder breadth (d)
356
421
167
28
hands
hand length
166
173
188
203
210
9.3
hand breadth
75
86
94
97
4.6
feet
27
foot length
236
244
264
284
292
foot breadth
81
85
96
107
111
6.5
head
29
head length
183
198
209
213
head breadth
144
148
157
170
5.6
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006