Gender Differences of Final Height Contributed by Parents’ Height Among Healthy Individuals

(A) The contribution of father’s height to the tallest son in family (Y=102.40+0.42X; adjusted R²=0.20; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (B) The contribution of father’s height to the shortest son in family (Y=105.26+0.37X; adjusted R²=0.13; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (C) The contribution of mother’s height to the tallest son in family (Y=109.26+0.41X; adjusted R²=0.14; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (D) The contribution of mother’s height to the shortest son in family (Y=99.82+0.44X; adjusted R²=0.13; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (E) The contribution of father’s height to the tallest daughter in family (Y=109.58+0.31X; adjusted R²=0.13; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036). (F) The contribution of father’s height to the shortest daughter in family (Y=109.72+0.28X; adjusted R²=0.11; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036). (G) The contribution of mother’s height to the tallest daughter in family (Y=101.14+0.39X; adjusted R²=0.15; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036). (H) The contribution of mother’s height to the shortest daughter in family (Y=92.33+0.41X; adjusted R²=0.18; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036).

(A) The contribution of father’s height to the tallest son in family (Y=102.40+0.42X; adjusted R²=0.20; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (B) The contribution of father’s height to the shortest son in family (Y=105.26+0.37X; adjusted R²=0.13; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (C) The contribution of mother’s height to the tallest son in family (Y=109.26+0.41X; adjusted R²=0.14; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (D) The contribution of mother’s height to the shortest son in family (Y=99.82+0.44X; adjusted R²=0.13; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113). (E) The contribution of father’s height to the tallest daughter in family (Y=109.58+0.31X; adjusted R²=0.13; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036). (F) The contribution of father’s height to the shortest daughter in family (Y=109.72+0.28X; adjusted R²=0.11; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036). (G) The contribution of mother’s height to the tallest daughter in family (Y=101.14+0.39X; adjusted R²=0.15; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036). (H) The contribution of mother’s height to the shortest daughter in family (Y=92.33+0.41X; adjusted R²=0.18; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036).

(A) The contribution of midparental height to the tallest son in family (Y=49.13+0.76X; adjusted R²=0.32; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113), comparing the FPH and CMH regression lines. (B) The contribution of midparental height to the shortest son in family (Y=48.32+0.74X; adjusted R²=0.24; p value for slope<0.01; n=1113), comparing the FPH and CMH regression lines. (C) The contribution of midparental height to the tallest daughter in family (Y=60.43+0.62X; adjusted R²=0.25; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036), comparing the FPH and CMH regression lines. (D) The contribution of midparental height to the shortest daughter in family (Y=57.69+0.61X; adjusted R²=0.26; p value for slope<0.01; n=1036), comparing the FPH and CMH regression lines. CMH=corrected midparental height; FPH=final height for parental height.