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Table 2 Minimum (Min.), maximum (Max.) and mean (DA-CA) difference between the chronological (CA) and dental age (DA) in Filipino males and females using the southern Han Chinese reference dataset and the six different dental age (DA) calculation methods

From: Age estimation in three distinct east Asian population groups using southern Han Chinese dental reference dataset

Age

Males

Females

Mean

Age

SD

Age

Mean

CA-DA^

SD

CA-DA

t-test

Mean Age

SD

Age

Mean CA-DA^

SD

CA-DA

t-test

Chronological Age (CA)

14.53

4.57

14.56

4.46

DA - No Weighting [nil]

14.76

4.52

−0.23

1.18

0.045*

14.74

4.64

−0.18

1.11

0.050

DA - Weighted Average [n-tds]

14.72

4.55

−0.19

1.22

0.102

14.74

4.66

−0.18

1.13

0.053

DA - Weighted Average [sd-tds]

14.78

4.51

−0.25

1.19

0.027*

14.78

4.63

−0.23

1.11

0.016*

DA - Weighted Average [se-tds]

14.80

4.50

−0.27

1.19

0.017*

14.78

4.62

−0.23

1.10

0.016*

DA - Weighted Average [1/sd-tds]

14.72

4.53

−0.19

1.18

0.083

14.69

4.65

−0.13

1.11

0.145

DA - Weighted Average [1/se-tds]

14.70

4.54

−0.17

1.19

0.124

14.70

4.66

−0.14

1.12

0.142

  1. DA-Dental Age, *statistically significant value for CA-DA at p < 0.05,^negative value indicates overestimation and positive value indicates underestimation of age