[Parent-child correlations for stature].
A study on the relationship between a child's expected height and his parents' attained adult height was made from data obtained from 15,381 healthy children, age 4 to 18 years, and of French descent. The correlation between child's and parents' height was significant and important. Correlation coefficients increase with the ages of children. The theoretical height which a child might expect to attain in adulthood, based on his parents' heights, could be calculated by diagrams or program cards used in conjunction with a manual calculator. This information might be of importance for pediatric or medical care in school.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012015:Reference Standards; D012737:Sex Factors
Etude des relations entre la taille des enfants et celle des parents. Application à l'évaluation des tailles en pédiatrie.