Research Article
Forensic Age Estimation of Chinese Malaysian Adults by Evaluating Occlusal Tooth Wear Using Modified Kim’s Index
Table 8
Comparison of accuracy of linear equation in predicting the age of the individuals of the test group.
| Group | Mean wear scores | Predicted age that lies within the actual age range (in years) | MAD (in years) |
| Reference group | | ±3 | ±5 | ±10 | >10 | | Male () | 3.18 | 13.15% | 28.93% | 71.03% | 26.31% | 4.50 | 5/38 | 11/38 | 27/38 | 10/38 | Female () | 3.62 | 21.05% | 29.82% | 70.17% | 29.82% | 8.10 | 12/57 | 17/57 | 40/57 | 17/57 | Test group | | | | | | | Male () | 4.67 | 20% | 40% | 66.66% | 33.33% | 8.14 | 2/15 | 6/15 | 10/15 | 5/15 | Female () | 4.22 | 13.33% | 33.33% | 66.66% | 33.33% | 8.67 | 2/15 | 5/15 | 10/15 | 5/15 |
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