Intra- and inter- observer reliability of anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in primary schoolchildren and adults: the Feel4Diabetes-study

BMC Endocrine Disorders

on behalf of the Feel4diabetes-study group¹  Nevena Chakarova²  Zoltán Jancso³  Tímea Ungvári³  Greet Cardon⁴  Vicky Van Stappen⁴  Yannis Manios⁵  Christina-Paulina Lambrinou⁵  Christina Mavrogianni⁵  Odysseas Androutsos⁵  Costas Anastasiou⁵  Violeta Iotova⁶  Kaloyan Tsochev⁶  Jemina Kivelä⁷  Katja Wikström⁷  Konstantinos Makrilakis⁸  Luis A. Moreno⁹ 

[1] ;Department of Diabetology, Clinical Center of Endocrinology, Medical University Sofia;Department of Family and Occupational Medicine, University of Debrecen;Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University;Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University;Department of Paediatrics, Medical University Varna;Department of Public Health Solutions, National Institute for Health and Welfare;National and Kapodistrian University of Athens;Universidad De Zaragoza;

关键词: Obesity;    Type 2 diabetes;    Vulnerable;    Children;    Families;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12902-020-0501-1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Feel4Diabetes was a large-scale, multicenter lifestyle intervention aiming to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from vulnerable population groups in six European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Spain). The current study aimed to describe the process that was followed to harmonize and standardize the measurement of anthropometric (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) indices, as well as to assess the intra- and inter- observer reliability of these measurements. Methods A central training workshop was conducted prior to the baseline measurements of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. One researcher from each intervention country, as well as 12 adults and 12 children (for the anthropometric measurements) and 21 adults (for the blood pressure measurements) participated in this workshop. Technical Error of Measurement (TEM) and reliability (%R) were calculated to assess the reliability of the indices which were assessed to evaluate the outcome of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. The Feel4Diabetes-intervention is registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ (NCT02393872). Results Intra-observer reliability was found to be higher than 99.5% for all anthropometric measurements in both children and adults. Inter-observer reliability was found to be higher than 98% regarding the anthropometric measurements, while for blood pressure measurements %R was 76.62 and 91.38% for systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements, respectively. Conclusion The central training of the Fee4Diabetes-intervention ensured that the data collected for the outcome evaluation of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention in the six European countries at three different time points (baseline, follow-up 1 and follow-up 2) were valid and comparable.

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