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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
1612
1661
1780
1899
1948
72
2
eye height
1498
1546
1663
1828
71
3
shoulder height
1304
1349
1460
1571
1616
67
4
elbow height
983
1020
1109
1198
1235
54
5
fist height
663
694
768
842
873
45
6
vertical grip reach
1940
2004
2161
2318
2382
95
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
837
863
926
989
1015
38
8
730
753
809
865
888
34
9
520
542
595
648
670
32
10
176
197
246
296
316
30
11
popliteal height
390
408
453
498
516
27
12
thigh thickness
116
128
158
188
200
18
13
buttock-popliteal length
426
449
503
557
580
33
14
buttock-knee length
518
541
649
672
16
elbow-fingertip length
429
445
483
521
537
23
17
forward grip reach
627
661
743
826
860
50
abdominal depth
194
239
284
302
19
hip breadth
280
298
341
384
402
26
20
shoulder breadth (d)
383
404
523
hands
22
hand length
170
177
193
209
216
9.8
hand breadth
79
83
92
101
105
5.4
feet
foot length
233
244
270
307
28
foot breadth
89
93
102
111
115
head
29
head length
183
189
203
217
223
8.7
head breadth
143
147
169
173
6.5
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006