Table 5 Prediction of height from arm span, half arm span, and knee height in Ethiopian adults in Jimma University, March 2016
From: Developing an equation for estimating body height from linear body measurements of Ethiopian adults
Variables | B (95% CI)a | SE | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Equation predicting height from arm spanb | |||
Arm span | 0.63 (0.60, 0.68) | 0.02 | < 0.001 |
Sex | − 4.33 (− 5.04, − 3.61) | 0.36 | < 0.001 |
Constant | 59.30 (52.22, 66.39) | 3.61 | < 0.001 |
Equation to predict height from half arm spanc | |||
Half arm span | 1.05 (0.96, 1.13) | 0.04 | < 0.001 |
Sex | − 6.12 (− 6.88, − 5.33) | 0.40 | < 0.001 |
Constant | 79.93(72.41, 87.44) | 3.83 | < 0.001 |
Equation to predict height from Knee heightd | |||
Knee height | 1.63 (1.51, 1.75) | 0.06 | < 0.001 |
Sex | − 5.84 (− 6.58, 5.10) | 0.38 | < 0.001 |
Constant | 86.79 (80.41, 93.17) | 3.25 | < 0.001 |