Luo et al developed a number of equations to predict target height for a child based on parental height. The authors are from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Goteborg (Sweden).
target height for child in cm == (a * (value in cm)) + b
Patient
Value in cm
Slope a
Intercept b
boy
mid-parental
0.78
45.99
boy
father's
0.50
91.12
boy
mother's
0.51
95.44
girl
mid-parental
0.75
37.85
girl
father's
0.43
89.56
girl
mother's
0.54
78.23
The mid-parental height equation was the most accurate. The mid-parental height appears to be the mean of the mother's and father's heights.
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