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Table 7 Simple linear regression analysis to predict stature from skull measurements in females (n = 70)

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

Skull measurements

Unstandardized coefficients

P value

R2

SEE (cm)

Regression equation

B

Std. error

XCB

2.7

0.76

0.001*

0.156

6.9

S = 121.1 + (2.7 × XCB)

 Constant

121.1

10.13

< 0.001*

ZYB

2.06

0.6

0.001*

0.150

6.92

S = 130.2 + (2.06 × ZYP)

 Constant

130.2

7.77

< 0.001*

OBB

9.97

3.11

0.002*

0.131

7

S = 118.3 + (9.97 × OBB)

 Constant

118.3

12.08

< 0.001*

PAC

3.74

1.03

0.001*

0.164

6.86

S = 113.3 + (3.74 × PAC)

 Constant

113.3

11.96

< 0.001*

GOL

2.77

1.04

0.010*

0.095

7.14

S = 107.6 + (2.77 × GOL)

 Constant

107.6

18.5

< 0.001*

  1. R2, 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