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Table 6 Chronological age (years) predicted by the Demirjian and Nolla methods for three age-groups for males

From: The accuracy of estimating chronological age from Demirjian and Nolla methods in a Portuguese and Spanish sample

Age-group

 

Demirjian

Age-group

Nolla

B

SE B

β

t

B

SE B

β

t

4 to 8 years

Constant

2.87

0.43

 

6.66***

4 to 10 years

-3.11

0.56

 

-5.52***

Predictor

0.06

0.01

.73

10.09***

0.21

0.01

.85

20.29***

R = .732, R2 = .537, SEE = 0.66

R = .849, R2 = .721, SEE = 0.77

F(1,88) = 101.87, p < .001

F(1,159) = 411.73, p < .001

95% confidence interval for B: .047 to .070

95% confidence interval for B: .190 to .231

Predicted chron. age = 2.87 + 0. 60 x Demirjian’s score

Predicted chron. age = -3.11+ 0.21 x Nolla’s score

9 to 14 years

Constant

-9.21

1.55

 

-5.93***

11 to 15 years

-4.54

1.38

 

-3.28**

Predictor

0.22

0.02

.68

13.43***

0.27

0.02

.70

12.69***

R = .679, R2 = .461, SEE = 1.23

R = .698, R2 = .487, SEE = 0.93

F(1,211) = 180.40, p < .001

F(1,170) = 161.11, p < .001

95% confidence interval for B: .189 to .254

95% confidence interval for B: .224 to .306

Predicted chron. age = -9.21 + 0.22 x Demirjian’s score

Predicted chron. age = -4.54 + 0.27 x Nolla’s score

15 to 18 years

Constant

-5.68

7.14

 

-0.80

16 to 19 years

-12.89

14.68

 

-0.88

Predictor

0.22

0.07

.35

3.03**

0.43

0.21

.29

2.04*

R = .345, R2 = .119, SEE = 1.13

R = .289, R2 = .083, SEE = 1.16

F(1,68) = 9.19, p = .003

F(1,46) = 4.18, p = .047

95% confidence interval for B: .074 to .361

95% confidence interval for B: .007 to .857

Predicted chron. age = -5.68 + 0.22 x Demirjian’s score

Predicted chron. age = -12.89+ 0.43 x Nolla’s score

  1. **p < .01; ***p < .001.