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

Table 3

Correlation of body height and crown height per deciduous tooth according to sex and age groups in a sample of Peruvian preschool children.

Sex and age groups	Correlation coefficient (r (P value))
	n	#53	#52	#51	#61	#62	#63
Males 3 years of age	34	−0.023 (0.898)	−0.051 (0.773)	0.196 (0.266)	0.158 (0.372)	0.109 (0.539)	0.248 (0.156)
Males 4 years of age	34	0.115 (0.518)	−0.082 (0.646)	−0.119 (0.502)	0.019 (0.914)	−0.094 (0.598)	0.03 (0.865)
Males 5 years of age	34	−0.199 (0.259)	−0.231 (0.188)	−0.165 (0.35)	−0.222 (0.208)	−0.283 (0.105)	−0.128 (0.47)
Females 3 years of age	34	−0.231 (0.189)	0.404 (0.018)	0.09 (0.614)	0.114 (0.52)	0.121 (0.496)	−0.006 (0.972)
Females 4 years of age	34	0.12 (0.499)	−0.209 (0.236)	0.025 (0.887)	0.021 (0.905)	−0.039 (0.828)	0.004 (0.981)
Females 5 years of age	34	0.38 (0.027)	0.225 (0.201)	0.265 (0.13)	0.153 (0.386)	0.202 (0.252)	0.359 (0.037)

r, Pearson’s correlation. .