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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
1509
1571
1719
1868
1929
90
2
eye height
1401
1459
1601
1743
1801
86
3
shoulder height
1210
1266
1536
1592
82
4
elbow height
923
965
1067
1169
1211
62
5
fist height
653
681
749
817
845
41
6
vertical grip reach
1809
1890
2086
2282
1363
119
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
795
825
898
971
1001
44
8
682
711
782
853
882
43
9
497
519
572
625
657
32
10
174
193
239
285
304
28
11
popliteal height
357
380
434
488
511
33
12
thigh thickness
116
126
151
176
186
15
13
buttock-popliteal length
426
447
498
549
570
31
14
buttock-knee length
507
529
582
635
16
elbow-fingertip length
384
406
459
512
534
17
forward grip reach
594
629
713
797
832
51
18
abdominal depth
190
228
266
282
23
19
hip breadth
288
305
346
387
404
25
20
shoulder breadth (d)
348
370
423
476
hands
22
hand length
159
167
185
203
211
hand breadth
66
71
93
98
6.7
feet
27
foot length
220
132
257
283
294
foot breadth
79
84
97
110
115
7.8
head
29
head length
166
192
210
218
30
head breadth
137
142
154
171
7.5
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006