Body Height Estimation According to Deciduous Dental Crown Height in a Peruvian Sample of Preschool Children
Table 4
Mathematical equation for the prediction of body height per deciduous tooth according to sex and age groups in a sample of Peruvian preschool children.
Sex and age groups
Mathematical equation of the body height (cm) = A + β (crown height)
n
#53
#52
#51
#61
#62
#63
Males 3 years of age
34
103.50 – 0.28(X)
102.72 – 0.14(X)
102.08 – 0.01(X)
100.23 + 0.34(X)
97.79 + 0.86(X)
98.49 + 0.66(X)
Males 4 years of age
34
106.26 – 0.19(X)
110.56 – 1.07(X)
111.26 – 1.12(X)
102.96 + 0.39(X)
106.47 – 0.28(X)
106.05 – 0.16(X)
Males 5 years of age
34
121.49 – 1.69(X)
116.83 – 1.02(X)
117.50 – 1.07(X)
125.09 – 2.50(X)
121.34 – 1.97(X)
118.25 – 1.17(X)
Females 3 years of age
34
106.56 – 1.37(X)
93.49 + 1.16(X)
100.27 – 0.20(X)
100.88 – 0.32(X)
98.38 + 0.18(X)
102.08 – 0.54(X)
Females 4 years of age
34
104.39 + 0.07(X)
112.37 – 1.53(X)
102.41 + 0.44(X)
101.91 + 0.53(X)
107.80 – 0.63(X)
104.58 + 0.03(X)
Females 5 years of age
34
100.12 + 2.38(X)
102.86 + 2.12(X)
100.09 + 2.54(X)
101.53 + 2.26(X)
104.48 + 1.84(X)
98.73 + 2.68(X)
Total
204
100.70 + 0.94(X)
106.52 - 0.10(X)
102.07 + 0.74(X)
104.39 + 0.30(X)
107.34 - 0.28(X)
99.85 + 1.11(X)
A, constant; β, regression coefficient; and X, predictor variable.
