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T1 Harmonization Process and Reliability Assessment of Anthropometric Measurements in the Elderly EXERNET Multi-Centre Study
A1 Gómez Cabello, Alba
A1 Vicente Rodríguez, Germán
A1 Albers, Ulrike
A1 Mata, Esmeralda
A1 Rodriguez-Marroyo, Jose A.
A1 Olivares, Pedro R.
A1 Gusi, Narcís
A1 Villa Vicente, José Gerardo
A1 Aznar, Susana
A1 González Gross, Marcela
A1 Casajús, José A.
A1 Zapatero de la Arada, Ignacio
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Educación Física
K1 Harmonization
K1 Anthropometric Measurements
AB Background: The elderly EXERNET multi-centre study aims to collect normative anthropometric data for old functionallyindependent adults living in Spain.Purpose: To describe the standardization process and reliability of the anthropometric measurements carried out in thepilot study and during the final workshop, examining both intra- and inter-rater errors for measurements.Materials and Methods: A total of 98 elderly from five different regions participated in the intra-rater error assessment, and10 different seniors living in the city of Toledo (Spain) participated in the inter-rater assessment. We examined both intra-and inter-rater errors for heights and circumferences.Results: For height, intra-rater technical errors of measurement (TEMs) were smaller than 0.25 cm. For circumferences andknee height, TEMs were smaller than 1 cm, except for waist circumference in the city of Ca´ceres. Reliability for heights andcircumferences was greater than 98% in all cases. Inter-rater TEMs were 0.61 cm for height, 0.75 cm for knee-height andranged between 2.70 and 3.09 cm for the circumferences measured. Inter-rater reliabilities for anthropometricmeasurements were always higher than 90%.Conclusion: The harmonization process, including the workshop and pilot study, guarantee the quality of theanthropometric measurements in the elderly EXERNET multi-centre study. High reliability and low TEM may be expectedwhen assessing anthropometry in elderly population.
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LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19307
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19307
NO Gómez Cabello, A.; Vicente Rodríguez, G.; Albers, U.; Mata, E.; Rodriguez-Marroyo, J. A.; Olivares, P. R.; Gusi, N.; Villa Vicente, J. G.; Aznar, S.; González Gross, M.; Casajús, J. A.; Zapatero De La Arada, I. (2012). Harmonization Process and Reliability Assessment of Anthropometric Measurements in the Elderly EXERNET Multi-Centre Study. PLoS ONE, 7(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0041752
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RD Jul 11, 2024