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Table 10 Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis of skull measurements for stature estimation in males (n = 80)

From: Is cranial multi-detector computed tomography imaging valuable for stature estimation in Egyptian population?

Model

Measures in males

Unstandardized coefficients

P value

R2adj

SEE

Regression equation

B

Std. error

1

ZYB

1.4

0.31

< 0.001*

0.194

5.71

S = [149.5 + (1.4 × ZYP)]

Constant

149.5

4.6

< 0.001*

2

ZYB

1.35

0.29

< 0.001*

0.318

5.26

S = [123.8 + (1.35 × ZYP) + (6.77 × OBH)]

OBH

6.77

1.73

< 0.001*

Constant

123.8

7.84

< 0.001*

3

ZYB

1.43

0.27

< 0.001*

0.399

4.93

S = [102.5 + (1.43xZYP) + (6.42xOBH) + (2.11xBPL)]

OBH

6.42

1.63

< 0.001*

BPL

2.11

0.63

0.001*

Constant

102.5

9.7

< 0.001*

4

ZYB

1.3

0.27

< 0.001*

0.440

4.76

S = [82.5 + (1.3 × ZYP) + (5.87 × OBH) + (1.74 × BPL) + (1.5 × GOL)]

OBH

5.87

1.59

< 0.001*

BPL

1.74

0.62

0.006*

GOL

1.5

0.59

0.013*

Constant

82.5

12.2

< 0.001*

  1. R2adj, adjusted co-efficient determination; < 0.1 (trivial), 0.1–0.3 (small to medium), 0.3–0.5 (medium to large), > 0.5 (large to very large)
  2. SEE standard error of estimate
  3. *Significant level at P value < 0.05