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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
1523
1564
1663
1762
1803
60
2
eye height
1423
1463
1560
1657
1697
59
3
shoulder height
1225
1263
1355
1447
1485
56
4
elbow height
931
962
1036
1110
1141
45
5
fist height
665
688
744
800
823
34
6
vertical grip reach
1810
1872
2022
2172
2234
91
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
798
821
877
933
956
8
690
712
765
818
840
32
9
505
526
575
625
645
30
10
171
190
236
282
301
28
11
popliteal height
353
371
416
461
479
27
12
thigh thickness
114
124
149
174
184
15
13
buttock-popliteal length
425
445
493
541
561
29
14
buttock-knee length
16
elbow-fingertip length
394
406
436
466
478
18
17
forward grip reach
595
622
754
781
40
abdominal depth
177
191
226
261
275
21
19
hip breadth
286
306
354
402
422
20
shoulder breadth (d)
369
405
441
456
22
hands
hand length
160
166
180
194
200
8.5
23
hand breadth
67
70
77
84
87
4.3
feet
foot length
118
126
146
foot breadth
80
83
92
101
104
5.3
head
head length
168
173
185
197
202
7.5
head breadth
137
140
158
161
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006