Target Height for children

It is common to estimate genetic potential height or target height to help in the ongoing assessment of a child´s growth and development. It is often useful to predict the likely adult height if a child with a growth disorder, using information available at the time they are seen, to decide their appropriate clinical management. One approach to calculate this target height is based in the two parent´s heights. There are several mathematical formulas that allows this calculation. Simply and quickly, our app gets the value of the TARGET HEIGHT based on the main formulas published in medical literature.

You can calculate the estimated target height of your son/daughter just knowing the height of the father and mother.