Intraobserver error associated with anthropometric measurements made by dietitians

• Published in: Nutrición hospitalaria : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 1053 - 1056
• Main Authors: Arroyo, M, Freire, M, Ansotegui, L, Rocandio, A Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spain Grupo Arán 01.11.2010
• Subjects: Algorithms; Anthropometry; Arm - anatomy & histology; Humans; Medical Errors; Nutrition & Dietetics; Observer Variation; Personnel, Hospital; Reproducibility of Results; Skinfold Thickness; Variabilidad intraobservador; Precisión; Precision; Error técnico de medida; Intraobserver variability; Pliegues adiposos; Circumference; Circunferencia; Skinfold thickness; Technical error of measurement

Although dietitians play an important role in the anthropometric assessment, reports on measurements made by these health professionals rarely include estimates of measurement error. To estimate of intraobserver precision for three common anthropometric measurements made by dietitians. Twenty six me...