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Measurement protocols

Measurement protocols. Height and weight. Height & weight. Obesity is becoming a big problem. Calculation BMI. Weight = 80 kg Height = 1,79 m BMI = 24,96 (normal) Weight 80 kg Height 1,78 m BMI = 25,2 (overweight). Height. Equipment: Stadiometer * portable * wall mounted.

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Measurement protocols

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  1. Measurement protocols Height and weight Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  2. Height & weight Obesity is becoming a big problem Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  3. Calculation BMI Weight = 80 kg Height = 1,79 m BMI = 24,96 (normal) Weight 80 kg Height 1,78 m BMI = 25,2 (overweight) Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  4. Height Equipment: • Stadiometer * portable * wall mounted Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  5. Height; protocol Exclusion criteria: * Wheelchair bounded * difficult to stand straight * Hairstyle Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  6. Height; protocol • Remove jacket, coat, shoes. • Stand with back against the rule • Look straight • Measure Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  7. Height;protocol Problems How to measure? Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  8. Height; protocol Problems How to measure? Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  9. Height protocol Problems One solution…. Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  10. Height; protocol Problems How to measure? Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  11. Height; recording form Height measurement: Participant's identification code |__||__||__||__||__||__| Person measuring height (identification code) |__||__| Date (ddmmyyyy) |__||__|.|__||__|.|__||__||__||__| Height (cm) |__||__||__|.|__| If no height measurement was made, give reason: |__| 1= hairstyle headgear 2 = wheelchair bound 3 = unsteady stance 4 = height exceeds upper limit of stadiometer (upper limit of the stadiometer: |__||__||__| cm ) 5 = refused 6 = other, specify: If no height was measured, self reported height is: |__||__||__|.|__| Describe special conditions, if any: ……………………………… ………………………………………………………………….. Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  12. Weight Equipment • Balanced beam scale • Electronic device Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  13. Weight Exclusion criteria: * wheelchair bounded * difficult to stand steady * pregnancy??? Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  14. Weight;protocol • Remove heavy outer garments, empty pockets. • Standing in centre of platform • Move the weights Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  15. Weight protocol Problems How to measure??? Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  16. Weight recording form Example of the Weight measurement recording form. Weight measurement: Participant's identification code |__||__||__||__||__||__| Person measuring weight (identification code) |__||__| Date (ddmmyyyy) |__||__|.|__||__|.|__||__||__||__| Weight (kg) |__||__||__|.|__| If participant is not weighed, give reason: 1 = pregnant women 2 = wheelchair bound 3 = unsteady stance 4 = weight exceeds upper limit of scale (upper limit of the scale: |__||__||__| kg) 5 = refused 6 = other, specify: |__| If no weight was measured,self reported weight is (kg) |__||__||__|.|__| Describe special conditions, if any: ……………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………… Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  17. Measurement protocols Waist and hip circumference Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  18. Waist and hip Indicator of abdominal obesity Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  19. Waist and hip Equipment • Constant tension tape • Full body length mirror Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  20. Waist and hip Exclusion criteria • Wheel chair bounded • Difficult to stand straight • Immobile • Refuse to measure • Pregnancy??? Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  21. Waist and hip • Private area • Without clothing, direct over the skin • If not possible: over light under wear Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  22. Place to measure Waist • Between lower rib and top of hip Hip • Maximal circumference over the buttocks Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  23. Protocol • Stand at the side from the participant, clear view in mirror • Participants feet close together • Breath normally • Measuring taken at the end of the gentle exhaling Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  24. Waist and hip Problems How to measure Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  25. Recording form Example of the waist hip measurement recording form. Waist and hip circumference measurement: Participant's identification code |__||__||__||__||__||__| Person measuring waist and hip (identification code) |__||__| Date (ddmmyyyy) |__||__|.|__||__|.|__||__||__||__| Waist circumference (cm) |__||__||__|.|__| Hip circumference (cm) |__||__||__|.|__| If no waist/hip circumference measurement was made, give reason: 1 = pregnant woman 2 = wheelchair bound 3 = unsteady stance 4 = circumference exceeds length of tape (length of tape: |__||__||__| cm ) 5 = refused 6 = other, specify: |__| Measurement was done over: 1 = light underwear 2 = normal clothes (without heavy garments) 3 = other specify:……………… |__| Describe special conditions, if any: ……………………….. ……………………………………………………………. Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

  26. Thank you for your attention Luice Viet; National Insitute of Public Health Netherlands

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