18 - 65 years
65 - 80 years
2 - 18 years
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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
942
969
1035
1101
1128
40
2
eye height
834
861
927
993
1020
3
shoulder height
743
764
813
863
883
30
4
elbow height
558
578
626
674
694
29
5
fist height
378
393
429
165
480
22
6
vertical grip reach
1054
1096
1198
1300
1342
62
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
536
551
587
623
638
8
422
438
478
518
534
24
9
308
322
355
388
402
20
10
118
130
158
186
198
17
11
popliteal height
225
233
251
269
277
12
thigh thickness
66
73
89
106
112
13
buttock-popliteal length
228
238
261
284
294
14
buttock-knee length
283
320
346
357
16
elbow-fingertip length
241
250
271
292
301
forward grip reach
364
385
434
484
504
18
abdominal depth
133
139
153
167
173
8.5
19
hip breadth
171
179
197
215
223
shoulder breadth (d)
231
240
282
291
hands
hand length
97
102
113
124
129
6.8
23
hand breadth
46
48
54
60
3.4
feet
27
foot length
143
149
163
177
183
28
foot breadth
56
58
64
70
72
head
head length
187
191
head breadth
126
138
146
150
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Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006