![]() This method is only considered accurate for children over the age of 4. The Khamis-Roche method is especially useful for predicting the height of children with unusual stature for their age. It considers the child’s height and weight and also the height and weight of the parents. The Khamis-Roche method relies on scaling factors and other equations based on the child and parents’ height to make its estimate. This method is more complicated than some of the others since it requires taking x-rays to check the growth plates. This method is generally preferred by pediatric surgeons that need to know when a child has finished growing. This method can be combined with the mid-parental height method to improve accuracy. By measuring the growth plates on the bones, a doctor can estimate their skeletal maturity, which is often different than the child’s actual age. Since some children grow faster than others, and some stop growing before others, measuring the child’s bone age may give a more accurate height prediction. This method accounts for the variance in growth between children of the same age. One method for predicting height is to measure the bone age of the child. On the other hand, boys have a steady growth rate and a final growth spurt that peaks at age 13 and tapers off by age 18. Girls have a steady growth rate with a final growth spurt that peaks around age 11-1/2 and tapers off by age 16. Males continue growing for 2-3 years after females stop growing. The growth charts illustrate the different growth rates between boys and girls. The growth charts below show the average height for males and females aged 2-20. Growth charts compare a child’s height and weight with other children that are the same age and consider what percentile the child is in for height to estimate growth. One way to predict a child’s height is to use a growth chart such as one released by the CDC to predict how tall a child will grow. If you need to convert the child’s height from inches to centimeters, or vice-versa, try our height converter. It’s important to note that the mid-parental height method has a margin of error of roughly four inches (10 cm), so it’s considered to give a pretty rough estimate. Divide the number by 2 to get an estimated adult height. ![]() If the child is a boy, add 5 inches (12.7 cm) to that measurement if it’s a girl, then subtract 5 inches (12.7 cm).Add the mother’s height and the father’s height in inches.You can use the mid-parental height method formula to predict adult height like this: Mid-Parental Height MethodĪ slightly more sophisticated method for predicting a child’s future height is called the mid-parental height method. This method usually works because children often reach their growth percentile that they will remain in at age 2. Keep in mind that boys will often be slightly over this number, and girls will typically be slightly lower due to slight variances in growth rates. This is sometimes referred to as the two years times two method. By far, the easiest (and probably least accurate) way of predicting a child’s adult height is to double their height when they turn two years old. ![]()
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