Curious about how tall your child will be when he grows up? A child’s adult height is determined by many things, including inherited factors, gender, nutrition, and health status during childhood. Although a child’s adult height cannot be predicted with absolute certainty, a number of methods are available for estimating how tall a child will grow to be. One method requires a bone age X-ray. Another method, the Khamis-Roche method used in this calculator, is based on a child’s gender, height, and weight and the height of both parents.
This calculator is not intended as a substitute for professional health care. Always consult with a health care provider for advice concerning your child’s health.
Based on the information you provided, the child's predicted adult height is ' ".
Please note: Because your child is younger than 5 years old, this prediction may be inaccurate.
Please note: Your child weighs more than most children of the same gender and height in the same age group. Because your child is outside this normal range, this prediction is less likely to be accurate.
Dr. Khamis and Dr. Roche, working at Wright State University, did a study of white American children that resulted in a formula for predicting a child’s adult height. The formula uses a child's current age, height, and weight and the average of the child's parents' heights. Their study was published in 1994 in Pediatrics. The Khamis-Roche formula has been studied only in white American children and is only an estimation of a child's adult height. If a child has underlying health problems, including a syndrome that might affect growth (Down syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Laurence-Moon syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Turner syndrome, and certain other genetic conditions), this calculation will be unreliable.
Reference Khamis HJ, Roche AF. "Predicting adult stature without using skeletal age: the Khamis-Roche method." Pediatrics. Vol. 94. Oct. 1994:504-7.
This calculator is not intended to replace the evaluation of a healthcare professional.
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