Validation of remote child weight and height measurements within a weight management trial
Authors' conclusion
The present findings support the utility and interpretation of remotely assessed weight management outcomes for both research and clinical purposes. These procedures may offer greater accessibility to evidence-based measurement.
Study context
- Population
- Youth with obesity aged 6 to 15 years
- Participants
- 37 participants
- Comparison
- Remote vs in-person anthropometric measurements
- Outcome
- Validity of remote vs in-person weight and height measurements (Bland-Altman plots, Pearson correlations, two one-sided paired t tests; a priori acceptability bounds ±0.68 kg for weight)
Methodological detailssubstudy within the TEAM UP pragmatic clinical trial, measurements ≤7 days apart
- Substudy within the TEAM UP pragmatic clinical trial
- Measurements ≤7 days apart
Performance
As reported in the abstract
≤7 days apart
- Height: correlation of remote and in-person measurements
- r = 0.991, p < 0.0001
- Weight: correlation of remote and in-person measurements
- r = 0.999; p = 0.03
- Height: two one-sided t tests, bounds (−1, 1), overall p
- p = 0.006
- Height: absolute error
- 3.5 cm
- Weight: two one-sided t tests, bounds (−0.68, 0.68), overall p
- p = 0.03
- Weight: absolute error
- 1.7 kg
Original publication
Validation of remote child weight and height measurements within a weight management trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 18 December 2023. doi:10.
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