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Table 4 Variable and constants used in the equations for sex prediction and their overall accuracy for the combination of teeth 23 and 33

From: Volumetric assessment of canines using post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) for sexual dimorphism in a Malaysian population

Model

B

Wald

Sig

Exp (B)

95% C.I for EXP B

Prediction by sex (%)

Overall prediction (%)

Lower

Upper

Male

Female

Ve

 − 0.018

50.192

0.01

0.982

0.977

0.987

64

65.6

64.8

Constant

3.457

-

-

-

Vcdp

 − 0.017

30.547

0.01

0.983

0.977

0.989

65.4

59

62.3

Constant

1.919

-

-

-

VC

 − 0.011

49.887

0.01

0.989

0.986

0.992

67.1

62,7

65

Constant

3.395

-

-

-

Vr

 − 0.009

60.314

0.01

0.991

0.988

0.993

61.8

69.3

65.5

Constant

2.518

-

-

-

VTDP

 − 0.009

60.314

0.01

0.991

0.988

0.993

68

67.9

68

Constant

3.719

-

-

-

VTT

 − 0.008

67.903

0.01

0.992

0.990

0.994

70.6

68.4

69.5

Constant

4.731

-

-

-

  1. Note: The odds cut value is 0.5, considering above this value is female and below is male. B coefficient for the constant, Wald Wald chi-square value, Sig = p value, Exp B exponentiation of the B coefficient, Ve volume of enamel, Vcdp volume of coronal dentine and pulp, VC total crown volume, Vr volume of root, VTDP total dentine and pulp volume, VTT total tooth volume