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Table 3 Intra-observer results for weight and length/height measurements by individual observers

From: Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care

Observer

0 to < 2 years

2 to 18 years

 

WEIGHT

WEIGHT

TEM (kg)

%TEM

R

TEM (kg)

%TEM

R

Pediatric Clinics

 Research assistant 1

0.06

0.72%

0.9987

0.15

0.51%

0.9997

 Primary care nurse 1

0.04

0.46%

0.9993

0.20

1.03%

0.9991

 Research assistant 2

   

0.09

0.48%

0.9998

 Primary care nurse 2

   

0.12

0.56%

0.9998

Family Medicine Clinic

 Research assistant 3

0.02

0.20%

0.9998

0.18

0.90%

0.9977

 Primary care nurse 3

0.02

0.26%

0.9997

0.10

0.51%

0.9991

 

LENGTH

HEIGHT

TEM (cm)

%TEM

R

TEM (cm)

%TEM

R

Pediatric Clinics

 Research assistant1

0.43

0.60%

0.9958

0.53

0.34%

0.9993

 Primary care nurse 1

0.63

0.91%

0.9863

0.47

0.42%

0.9992

 Research assistant 2

   

0.34

0.30%

0.9997

 Primary care nurse 2

   

0.46

0.41%

0.9993

Family Medicine Clinic

 Research assistant3

0.06

0.35%

0.9976

0.21

0.19%

0.9996

 Primary care nurse 3

0.45

0.62%

0.9915

0.38

0.33%

0.9987