Validity assessment of a portable anthropometer to measure length in 24-month children from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort

AbstractObjective:This study aimed to assess the validity of a portable anthropometer against the gold standard among 2-year-old infants from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort.Design:Birth cohort study.Setting:A fixed Harpenden® infant anthropometer was considered as the gold standard for measuring infant length due to its greater precision and stability. The portable SANNY® (model ES2000) anthropometer was the instrument to be validated. The acceptable mean difference in length between the anthropometers was 0·5 cm. In order to compare length estimates, the interviewers carried out two length measures for each of the anthropometers (fixed and portable) and for each child. The mean of the two lengths was calculated for each anthropometer, and their difference was calculated.Participants:A subsample of 252 24-month-old members of the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study.Results:Children’s mean age was 23·5 months. According to Bland–Altman plot, there were no differences in overall lengths between the portable and the fixed anthropometers, or in lengths according to sex. There was a high overall concordance between the length estimates of the fixed and portable anthropometers (ρ = 0·94; 95 % CI 0·92, 0·95).Conclusions:The portable anthropometer proved to be accurate to measure the length of 24-month-old infants, being applicable to studies using the same standardised protocol used in the present study.

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Dietary assessment in the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study: comparing energy intake with energy expenditure

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0102-311x2010001100009 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (11) ◽

pp. 2080-2089 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Denise P. Gigante ◽

Felipe Fossati Reichert ◽

Pedro C. Hallal ◽

Rosângela Velleda de Souza ◽

Marilda Borges Neutzling ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Energy Intake ◽

Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Birth Cohort Study ◽

Food Frequency ◽

Intake Assessment ◽

The Mean

The study aims to describe and compare two methods of energy intake assessment and one measure of energy expenditure applied in adolescents from a birth cohort. In a sub-sample of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort, followed up in 2006-7, information on intake was obtained through a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and three 24-hour-recalls (24hR), while energy expenditure was assessed using an accelerometer. Bland & Altman plots were used in the analyses in order to compare the methods. The mean difference between FFQ and 24hR was 592 ± 929cal/day. Compared to energy expenditure, intake was overestimated when measured by FFQ (357 ± 968cal/day) and underestimated by 24hR (-278 ± 714cal/day). In spite of the great differences between energy intake obtained using the two methods, lower differences were observed when these methods were compared to expenditure.

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A healthy Nordic diet and physical performance in old age: findings from the longitudinal Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114515005309 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 115 (5) ◽

pp. 878-886 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Mia-Maria Perälä ◽

Mikaela von Bonsdorff ◽

Satu Männistö ◽

Minna K. Salonen ◽

Mika Simonen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Old Age ◽

Physical Performance ◽

A Priori ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Birth Cohort Study ◽

Processed Meat ◽

Nordic Diet ◽

The Mean

AbstractEpidemiological studies have shown that a number of nutrients are associated with better physical performance. However, little is still known about the role of the whole diet, particularly a healthy Nordic diet, in relation to physical performance. Therefore, we examined whether a healthy Nordic diet was associated with measures of physical performance 10 years later. We studied 1072 participants from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. Participants’ diet was assessed using a validated 128-item FFQ at the mean age of 61 years, and a priori-defined Nordic diet score (NDS) was calculated. The score included Nordic fruits and berries, vegetables, cereals, PUFA:SFA and trans-fatty acids ratio, low-fat milk, fish, red and processed meat, total fat and alcohol. At the mean age of 71 years, participants’ physical performance was measured using the Senior Fitness Test (SFT), and an overall SFT score was calculated. Women in the highest fourth of the NDS had on average 5 points higher SFT score compared with those in the lowest fourth (Pfor trend 0·005). No such association was observed in men. Women with the highest score had 17 % better result in the 6-min walk test, 16 % better arm curl and 20 % better chair stand results compared with those with the lowest score (all P values<0·01). In conclusion, a healthy Nordic diet was associated with better overall physical performance among women and might help decrease the risk of disability in old age.

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Validity and repeatability of goniometry in normal horses

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.3415/vcot-15-11-0182 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (04) ◽

pp. 314-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Henry Adair ◽

David Levine ◽

Denis Marcellin-Little

Keyword(s):

Range Of Motion ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Mean Difference ◽

Altman Plot ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Bland Altman Plot ◽

Radiographic Measurements ◽

The Mean ◽

Metatarsophalangeal Joints ◽

Flexion And Extension

SummaryPurpose: To assess validity and inter- and intra-tester reliability of equine goniometry and to establish values for carpal, meta -carpophalangeal, tarsal, and metatarsophalangeal flexion and extension in horses.Subjects: Seventeen healthy equine subjects of varied breeds were used.Methods: Three investigators blindly and independently measured in triplicate the extension and flexion of carpal, metacarpo -phalangeal, tarsal, and metatarsophalangeal joints of 17 horses after sedation. Radiographs of these joints in flexion and extension were acquired while under sedation. Goniometric and radiographic measurements were compared statistically and were correlated. A Bland-Altman plot was constructed. Inter- and intra-tester repeatability of goniometry were evaluated by calculating intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC). Mean flexion and extension of carpal, metacarpo -phalangeal, tarsal, and metatarsophalangeal joints were calculated.Results: Goniometric and radiographic measurements did not differ statistically and were significantly correlated (correlation coefficients ranged from 0.59 - 0.89). The mean difference between goniometric and radiographic measurements was 0.4°. Triplicate measurements collected by the three raters did not differ significantly within raters (ICC ranging from 0.950 - 0.995) and between raters (ICC ranging from 0.942 - 0.989).Conclusion: Goniometry is a valid and repeatable tool for evaluation of the range of motion of carpal, metacarpophalangeal, tarsal, and metatarsophalangeal joints in standing, sedated healthy horses.

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