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| Measurement |
Mean (in.) |
5th Percentile |
95th Percentile |
Population Size |
Height
Men |
69.1 in. |
64.4 in. |
74.0 in. |
N=7943 |
Height
Women |
63.7 in. |
59.2 in. |
68.1 in. |
N=9067 |
Weight
Men |
180.7 lbs |
131.3 lbs |
243.8 lbs |
N=7942 |
Weight
Women |
152.3 lbs |
105.5 lbs |
225.6 lbs |
N=8764 |
Head Circ.
Men |
22.05 in. |
20.69 in. |
23.41 in. |
N~500 |
Head Circ.
Women |
22.65 in. |
21.33 in. |
23.97 in. |
N~500 |
Neck Circ.
Men |
14.80 in. |
13.22 in. |
16.38 in. |
N~500 |
Neck Circ.
Women |
13.10 in. |
11.52 in. |
14.68 in. |
N~500 |
| Biacromial Breadth Men |
16.18 in. |
14.69 in. |
17.72 in. |
N=7476 |
| Biacromial Breadth Women |
14.45 in. |
13.15 in. |
15.87 in. |
N=8411 |
| Upper Arm Length Men |
14.88 in. |
13.46 in. |
16.30 in. |
N=7467 |
| Upper Arm Length Women |
13.62 in. |
12.32 in. |
14.96 in. |
N=8393 |
| Upper Arm Circ. Men |
12.99 in. |
10.75 in. |
15.55 in. |
N=7622 |
| Upper Arm Circ. Women |
12.09 in. |
9.45 in. |
15.75 in. |
N=8348 |
| Elbow Breadth Men |
2.91 in. |
2.60 in. |
3.23 in. |
N=7497 |
| Elbow Breadth Women |
2.56 in. |
2.24 in. |
2.91 in. |
N=8443 |
| Wrist Breadth Men |
2.32 in. |
2.09 in. |
2.56 in. |
N=7501 |
| Wrist Breadth Women |
2.05 in. |
1.85 in. |
2.24 in. |
N=8162 |
| Hand Length Men |
7.49 in. |
6.71 in. |
8.27 in. |
N~500 |
| Hand Length Women |
7.10 in. |
6.14 in. |
8.06 in. |
N~500 |
| Hand Breadth Men |
3.52 in. |
3.14 in. |
3.90 in. |
N~500 |
| Hand Breadth Women |
3.03 in. |
2.65 in. |
3.41 in. |
N~500 |
Waist Circ.
Men |
37.48 in. |
29.88 in. |
46.69 in. |
N=7410 |
| Waist Circ. Women |
34.88 in. |
26.77 in. |
45.87 in. |
N=8061 |
Hip Circ.
Men |
37.80 in. |
31.72 in. |
43.02 in. |
N~500 |
| Hip Circ. Women |
37.75 in. |
32.83 in. |
42.67 in. |
N~500 |
Waist/Hip
Ratio Men |
0.92 |
0.76 |
1.08 |
N=313 |
Waist/Hip
Ratio Women |
0.79 |
0.63 |
0.95 |
N=382 |
| Buttocks Circ. Men |
39.21 in. |
34.17 in. |
45.55 in. |
N=7411 |
| Buttocks Circ. Women |
40.24 in. |
34.02 in. |
49.76 in. |
N=8068 |
Thigh Circ.
Men |
20.35 in. |
17.32 in. |
24.09 in. |
N=7369 |
| Thigh Circ. Women |
20.12 in. |
16.50 in. |
25.24 in. |
N=8022 |
| Foot Length Men |
10.53 in. |
9.47 in. |
11.59 in. |
N~500 |
| Foot Length Women |
9.58 in. |
8.56 in. |
10.60 in. |
N~500 |
*The Data provided in the above table was collected from three seperate studies. The first being the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES) conducted between 1988 and 1994 in the United States in which subjects were at least 20 years of age and the population was ethnically diverse,
interviewing approximately 8000 men and 8000 women. The second being the MIL-STD-1472D study completed by the U.S. military in which approximately 500
men and 500 women were measured to quantify body size differences for human engineering uses. The third being the Quebec Family Study completed in 2001
comparing body shape (waist to hip ratios extracted) in 313 men and 382 women.
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