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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
1117
1152
1238
1324
1359
52
2
eye height
999
1035
1122
1209
1245
53
3
shoulder height
865
899
981
1064
1098
50
4
elbow height
664
699
750
811
836
37
5
fist height
445
465
513
561
581
29
6
vertical grip reach
1321
1369
1484
1600
1647
70
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
604
623
669
715
734
28
8
492
510
553
596
614
26
9
349
364
407
448
25
10
132
145
176
207
220
19
11
popliteal height
275
287
317
347
359
18
12
thigh thickness
78
86
106
126
134
13
buttock-popliteal length
169
286
327
368
385
14
buttock-knee length
346
361
397
433
22
16
elbow-fingertip length
285
297
357
369
17
forward grip reach
455
475
523
571
591
abdominal depth
124
136
166
196
208
hip breadth
182
195
226
257
270
20
shoulder breadth (d)
255
269
302
335
hands
hand length
117
122
150
155
8.3
23
hand breadth
56
59
65
71
74
3.7
feet
27
foot length
173
180
213
219
foot breadth
64
67
75
83
4.6
head
head length
174
186
198
203
7.4
30
head breadth
130
133
141
149
152
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006