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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
1000
1031
1105
1179
1210
45
2
eye height
884
915
991
1067
1098
46
3
shoulder height
792
815
871
927
950
34
4
elbow height
588
611
667
723
746
5
fist height
395
412
453
494
511
25
6
vertical grip reach
1143
1188
1299
1410
1455
67
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
561
577
617
657
673
24
8
445
462
503
544
9
327
342
378
414
429
22
10
120
133
164
195
208
19
11
popliteal height
232
243
269
295
306
16
12
thigh thickness
70
76
90
104
110
8.7
13
buttock-popliteal length
244
254
279
304
314
15
14
buttock-knee length
301
313
343
373
385
18
elbow-fingertip length
259
294
319
329
17
forward grip reach
407
425
468
529
26
abdominal depth
131
138
154
171
177
hip breadth
179
188
209
230
239
20
shoulder breadth (d)
249
274
299
309
hands
hand length
106
111
124
137
142
7.8
23
hand breadth
52
54
60
66
68
3.5
feet
27
foot length
152
158
174
190
196
9.6
28
foot breadth
63
77
80
4.3
head
29
head length
163
167
191
30
head breadth
129
132
139
146
149
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006