Clearance and packaging
Use popliteal height for headroom, display height, and vertical fit.
Measurement
Popliteal Height
Popliteal Height for fit, clearance, and sizing decisions across populations.
Vertical popliteal height for standing or seated fit, clearance, and packaging decisions.
Male–female median gap
Difference between median predictions for the 25yo US cohort.
4.0 cm (10%)
Median male is 4.0 cm larger than median female
Design accommodation range
5th to 95th percentile span for the 25yo US cohort (cm).
Male
- Low
- 40.5 cm
- Median
- 44.5 cm
- High
- 48.6 cm
Female
- Low
- 36.5 cm
- Median
- 40.5 cm
- High
- 44.5 cm
Male vs female distribution
Predicted values at key percentiles for 25-year-olds in the United States (cm).
Related legs measurements
Median values for nearby legs peers in the 25yo US cohort (cm). Male and female medians as paired bars when both are available.
- Leg LengthMale 41.8Female 38.1cm
- Outside Leg LengthMale 41.8Female 38.1cm
- Thigh LengthMale 42.8Female 39.1cm
- Popliteal HeightCurrentMale 44.5Female 40.5cm
- Leg RoomMale 46.0Female 41.4cm
- Buttock Popliteal LengthMale 50.0Female 48.0cm
Typical applications
Early sizing studies
Set accommodation targets before a survey or physical prototype.
Cross-market work
Compare popliteal height across countries when products ship globally.
API example
Request a median prediction for a 25-year-old man in the United States. Replace the API key with yours from the dashboard.
Coverage at a glance
176 countries
Population coverage for cross-market work
1–88
Age span for developmental and adult cohorts
1–99
Percentile range for accommodation studies
mm, cm, in
Output units for your design system
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