Open AccessTanner's target height formula underestimates final height in Asian Indians – A cross-sectional observational study
Author(s) -
Sridevi Atluri,
Kavya Bharathidasan,
Vijaya Sarathi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_92_18
Subject(s) - demography , medicine , daughter , population , observational study , cross sectional study , body height , body weight , pathology , evolutionary biology , sociology , biology
Target height (TH) calculation by Tanner's formula has been shown to be inaccurate in many countries However, there is no published data on the accuracy of TH calculation by Tanner's formula in Indians. Hence, this study was conducted to assess whether Tanner's TH formula is an accurate tool to predict final height in Asian Indian population and to identify new TH formulae or models to better fit Indian population.