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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
1206
1246
1343
1440
1480
59
2
eye height
1091
1130
1226
1322
1361
58
3
shoulder height
944
981
1070
1159
1196
54
4
elbow height
709
742
823
904
937
49
5
fist height
521
543
596
649
671
32
6
vertical grip reach
1441
1496
1630
1764
1819
81
sitting
7
crown-buttock height
642
661
707
753
772
28
8
534
555
601
647
666
9
378
394
434
474
490
24
10
131
146
182
218
233
22
11
popliteal height
294
308
343
392
21
12
thigh thickness
86
95
116
137
13
buttock-popliteal length
321
339
384
429
447
27
14
buttock-knee length
388
406
449
492
510
26
16
elbow-fingertip length
306
320
353
386
400
20
17
forward grip reach
476
501
560
619
644
36
18
abdominal depth
136
151
187
223
238
19
hip breadth
203
219
257
295
311
23
shoulder breadth (d)
283
323
351
363
hands
hand length
126
132
160
166
8.6
hand breadth
60
66
72
74
3.4
feet
foot length
184
192
212
232
240
foot breadth
69
90
93
5.2
head
29
head length
163
167
177
191
30
head breadth
124
127
145
148
Motmans R. DINBelg 2005. Ergonomie RC, Leuven © 2005-2006