Body Height Estimation According to Deciduous Dental Crown Height in a Peruvian Sample of Preschool Children

Table 1

Differentiation of body height according to sex and age groups in a sample of Peruvian preschool children.

Sex and age groups	Body height (cm)
	n	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	P value
Males 3 years of age	34	102.00^A	2.81	95	107	0.001
Males 4 years of age	34	105.09^B	4.52	95	115
Males 5 years of age	34	111.65^C	5.61	98	123
Females 3 years of age	34	99.24^D	1.95	94	102
Females 4 years of age	34	104.76^AB	4.88	98	115
Females 5 years of age	34	113.26^C	4.89	105	123
Total	204	106.00	6.56	94	123

Different capital letters indicate significant differences by columns. ANOVA test with Tamhane post-hoc. .