Table 4 Correlation between each method of age estimation and the actual age in male and female groups
Correlation with actual age for males | Correlation with actual age for females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation coefficient r | 95% CI for r | P value | Correlation coefficient r | 95% CI for r | P value | |
Estimated age (light) | 0.95 | 0.90 to 0.97 | < 0.001 | 0.93 | 0.86 to 0.96 | < 0.001 |
Estimated age (polarized) | 0.94 | 0.88 to 0.97 | < 0.001 | 0.91 | 0.83 to 0.96 | < 0.001 |
Estimated age (racemization) | 0.99 | 0.98 to 1.00 | < 0.001 | 0.98 | 0.97 to 0.99 | < 0.001 |