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Table 1 Inter-observer TEM, %TEM and reliability coefficient by study occasion and anthropometric measure

From: Reliability of anthropometric measures in a longitudinal cohort of patients initiating ART in West Africa

 

CV

TEM

%TEM

R

Study A

    

Height

    

   Day 1

0.05

0.90

0.53

0.98

   Day 2

0.05

1.64

0.98

0.96

Weight

    

   Day 1

0.23

0.97

1.37

0.99

   Day 2

0.23

0.30

0.43

0.99

MUAC

    

   Day 1

0.17

0.73

2.53

0.98

   Day 2

0.17

0.43

1.48

0.99

TS

    

   Day 1

0.64

17.6

83.7

0.00

   Day 2

0.62

4.61

18.8

0.91

WC

    

   Day 1

0.14

2.05

2.44

0.97

   Day 2

0.14

2.34

2.78

0.96

Study B

    

Height

    

   Day 1

0.05

0.53

0.32

0.99

   Day 2

0.05

1.91

1.15

0.95

Weight

    

   Day 1

0.20

0.50

0.76

0.99

   Day 2

0.20

0.42

0.62

0.99

MUAC

    

   Day 1

0.12

1.30

4.59

0.84

   Day 2

0.10

0.76

2.69

0.93

TS

    

   Day 1

0.62

14.3

62.3

0.00

   Day 2

0.59

14.4

58.2

0.00

WC

    

   Day 1

0.07

2.29

2.83

0.82

   Day 2

0.06

1.98

2.33

0.86

  1. TEM: Technical error of measurement
  2. CV: Coefficient of variability
  3. MUAC: Mid-upper arm circumference
  4. TS: Triceps skinfold