There is an equation you can use to calculate an individual's expected height using the height of their parents. Does anyone have any idea what this is and could you please tell me your source?
2007-03-18 07:56:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
NB Such an equation DOES exist because I have used it in my studies; it is not accurate but gives a rough estimate of the child's eventual adult height.
2007-03-18 08:44:38 · update #1
COULD PEOPLE PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION SET. THANKYOU.
2007-03-19 10:03:55 · update #2
When my boy was just over two years old we had to see a specialist regarding his height. He was 2ft 9, i am 4ft 10 and his dad is 5ft 9. The specialist did a special calculation using a formula and predicted my son would be 5ft 8...
Not sure what it was, but see, even the medical profession use one!
2007-03-19 10:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by MICHY06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know if this is any help to you; it's not an equation, but a form that you can complete that will calculate a child's adult height for you. 'Children's Adult Height Prediction Calculator' (first weblink below). ALSO, just found this on the second website below: 'Another approach is based on the fact that most healthy children will grow to a height that is somewhere between their mother's and father's heights. Using these factors, this method predicts adult height by adding the parents' heights together, dividing by two, then adding three inches for a boy (or subtracting three for a girl). While this method is fairly accurate, the child's ultimate height can vary by as much as five inches above or below this calculation.'
2007-03-18 08:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take both parents heights in inches and add them together. Divide this number by two. If the child is a boy add 3 to this number. The result is the predicted height but the value can vary as much as 5 inches either way
2007-03-18 08:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've used the formula quoted here by others, but it is not accurate. I should be 5ft 8 by the formula, but am 6ft. My children should be 5ft 9 (boys) & 5ft 3 (girl). The girl is only an inch out at 5ft 4 but the boys are 5ft 11 & 6ft 3!!!
2007-03-18 08:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by Duffer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eating more is a genuine growing factor.
Not all junk food. e.g. I ate about 30-40 weetabix a week for years when i was young...
I can eat 5 a time now : P weetabix champion he he
Food goes somewhere... and it's not all down the toilet or on our belly.
im 6 foot 3 inches. Tallest in entire family.
2007-03-18 08:01:23 · answer #5 · answered by David The Visionary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is my parents both tall 2 brothers over 6ft a sister 5ft 5 and me at 5ft 2 I have nieces and nephews who are much bigger than me.
2007-03-18 08:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Bernie c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've only heard you measure a child on their second birthday and he'll be exactly twice that tall when grown. It worked when my brother-in-law (5'10") and sister-in-law (4'11") did it. I didn't believe he'd make it to 6"2", but he did!
2007-03-18 08:02:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is obvious there is no such equation, otherwise all siblings would be the same height.
2007-03-18 08:25:06 · answer #8 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teach is right, when my kids were two the docs measured them and said that you double their height at 2 yrs old, and now they are adults the docs were right
2007-03-18 08:43:58 · answer #9 · answered by fran 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this does all of the figuring based on norms in population. it can't take into account genetic anomolies.
hope this helped.
2007-03-18 08:06:21 · answer #10 · answered by stonechic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋