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Child height predictor based on parents and grandparents?

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TALL STATURE: You can predict the child to be tall if parents, grandparents and other relatives are tall. The percentile will also show the development as the child grows.

Answered 6/23/2019

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Simple measures: Expected height from parent stature is equal to the average parent height (m+d/2) + 2.5 inches for males, -2.5 in for girls.Grandparent height is not used but may point to variations in accuracy of the method. This is only a basic predicted height. Some very tall or very short people come from normal sized parents, & a life's medical & nutritional issues can slow the growth of anyone.

Answered 6/22/2018

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