Accuracy of School Staff-Measured Height and Weight Used for Body Mass Index Screening and Reporting

Accuracy of School Staff-Measured Height and Weight Used for Body Mass Index Screening and Reporting

BACKGROUND: The accuracy of students' heights and weights measured by school staff for body mass index (BMI) screening/reporting has not been established. This study examined school staffs' measurement accuracy, comparing accuracy by staff- and student-level characteristics. METHODS: Schoo...

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Main Authors: Himes, J.H (Author), King, B. (Author), Linchey, J.K (Author), Madsen, K.A (Author), Thompson, H.R (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
Subjects:
article
body height
Body Height
body mass
Body Mass Index
body mass index (BMI)
body weight
Body Weight
child
Child
controlled study
correlation coefficient
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
female
Female
height
human
human experiment
Humans
major clinical study
male
Male
mass screening
Mass Screening
measurement
measurement accuracy
physical education
physical education teachers
procedures
reliability
reproducibility
Reproducibility of Results
school health nursing
school health service
School Health Services
school nurses
scientist
screening and reporting
student
teacher
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