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Table 5 Chronological age predicted by the Demirjian and Nolla methods for four age-groups defined by cluster analysis

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

67.26

1.65

 

40.84***

4 to 10 years

54.85

1.69

 

32.44***

Predictor

0.20

0.02

.69

11.99

0.43

0.02

.85

28.43***

R = .688, R2 = .473, SEE = 0.69

R = .846, R2 = .715, SEE = 0.80

F(1,410) = 143.71, p < .001

F(1,322) = 808.14, p < .001

95% confidence interval for B: .047 to 0.65

95% confidence interval for B: .191 to .220

Predicted chron. age = 67.26 + 0.20 x Demirjian’s score

Predicted chron. age = 54.85 + 0.43 x Nolla’s score

9 to 14 years

Constant

4.02

7.855

 

0.51

11 to 15 years

53.15

6.75

 

7.88***

Predictor

0.83

.049

.64

17.07***

0.59

0.04

.65

15.22***

R = .640, R2 = .410, SEE = 1.29

R = .654, R2 = .428, SEE = 1.00

F(1,410) = 291.46, p < .001

F(1,310) = 231.75, p < .001

95% confidence interval for B: .208 to .262

95% confidence interval for B: .248 to .322

Predicted chron. age = 4.02 + 0.83 x Demirjian’s score

Predicted chron. age = 53.15 + 0.59 x Nolla’s score

15 to 18 years

Constant

31.17

40.94

 

0.76

16 to 19 years

59.68

59.44

 

1.00

Predictor

0.93

.234

.32

3.94***

0.78

0.32

.24

2.46*

R = .324, R2 = .105, SEE = 1.08

R = .237, R2 = .056, SEE = 1.20

F(1,410) = 15.49, p < .001

F(1,102) = 6.05, p = .016

95% confidence interval for B: .129 to .390

95% confidence interval for B: .072 to .675

Predicted chron. age = 31.17 + 0.93 x Demirjian’s score

Predicted chron. age = 59.68 + 0.78 x Nolla’s score

19 to 34 years

Constant

-122.97

809.89

 

-0.15

20 to 34 years

-214.81

362.66

 

-0.59

Predictor

2.14

4.58

.05

0.47

2.50

1.90

.147

1.33

R = .047, R2 = .002, SEE = 2.28

R = .147, R2 = .022, SEE = 2.16

F(1,410) = 0.22, p = .641

F(1,79) = 1.74, p = .191

95% confidence interval for B: -1.96 to 3.17

95% confidence interval for B: -.615 to 3.03

(Demirjian method not statistically significant, p > .05)

(Nolla method not statistically significant, p > .05)

  1. *p < .05; ***p < .001.