average body length

DINBelg 2005

2 - 18 years

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	874	899	960	1021	1046	37
	2	eye height	777	802	863	924	949	37
	3	shoulder height	691	710	756	802	821	28
	4	elbow height	514	532	577	622	640	27
	5	fist height	351	365	398	431	445	20
	6	vertical grip reach	961	1000	1096	1192	1231	58

sitting	7	crown-buttock height	509	522	553	584	597	19
	8	eye height	407	420	451	482	495	19
	9	shoulder height	297	309	339	369	381	18
	10	elbow height	108	119	145	171	182	16
	11	popliteal height	186	197	223	249	260	16
	12	thigh thickness	62	68	82	96	102	8.5
	13	buttock-popliteal length	214	22	242	262	270	12
	14	buttock-knee length	256	266	291	316	326	15
	16	elbow-fingertip length	224	232	252	272	280	12
	17	forward grip reach	344	362	407	452	470	27
	18	abdominal depth	127	132	145	158	163	7.8
	19	hip breadth	166	173	189	206	212	10
	20	shoulder breadth (d)	200	214	247	280	294	20

hands	22	hand length	93	97	107	117	121	6.2
	23	hand breadth	46	48	53	58	60	3.1

feet	27	foot length	132	137	150	163	168	7.8
	28	foot breadth	56	58	63	68	70	3.1

head	29	head length	162	166	175	184	188	5.4
	30	head breadth	125	128	136	144	147	4.7

Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006

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