Anthropometry Procedures Manual

1 Anthropometry Procedures Manual January 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 OVERVIEW OF Anthropometry .. 1-1 Background of Anthropometric 1-1 Purpose of Anthropometrics .. 1-1 Importance of Anthropometric 1-2 Overview of NHANES Anthropometry Examination .. 1-4 Role of Anthropometric Examiner and Recorder .. 1-4 2 EQUIPMENT .. 2-1 Description of the Body Measurement Room in the 2-1 Equipment and Supplies .. 2-1 Equipment .. 2-1 2-6 Setup 2-9 Calibration Weights.

2 2-9 Digital Weight Scale .. 2-10 Portable 2-10 Sitting Box .. 2-10 Stadiometer .. 2-10 Infantometer .. 2-11 Skinfold Caliper .. 2-11 Knee 2-11 Measurement Tapes and 2-12 2-12 Equipment Care and 2-12 Equipment 2-13 Packup 2-14 Calibration Weights .. 2-14 Digital Weight Scale .. 2-14 Portable 2-15 Sitting Box .. 2-15 Stadiometer .. 2-15 Infantometer .. 2-15 Skinfold Caliper .. 2-16 Knee 2-16 Measurement Tapes and 2-16 2-16 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Page 3 EXAMINATION 3-1 Eligibility 3-1 Pre-examination Procedures .

3 3-1 General Guidelines for Measuring and Recording .. 3-2 Examination Procedures .. 3-3 3-3 Recumbent Length .. 3-5 Head 3-6 Standing 3-7 Upper Leg Length .. 3-10 Upper Arm Length .. 3-12 Arm 3-15 Abdominal (Waist) Circumference .. 3-15 Skinfolds .. 3-17 Special 3-23 SPs in Street Clothes.

4 3-23 3-24 SPs in 3-24 Amputees .. 3-25 Comprehension or Language Difficulties .. 3-25 Post-examination 3-26 4 ISIS data 4-1 General Screen 4-1 Weight 4-3 Weight 4-5 Tare and 4-6 Stature Screen .. 4-7 Height 4-10 Stature Comments .. 4-10 Sitting Measures 4-13 Upper Arm Length 4-14 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Page Circumference Measures Screen.

5 4-15 Skinfold Measures Screen .. 4-16 SP Information 4-17 Amputations 4-18 Anthropometry Component Status 4-20 5 QUALITY 5-1 Introduction to Quality Control for Anthropometry .. 5-1 Equipment Calibrations .. 5-1 Digital Weight Scale .. 5-4 Portable Scales .. 5-9 Stadiometer .. 5-10 Infantometer .. 5-12 Skinfold 5-14 Equipment Swap .. 5-15 ISIS Examination Screens .. 5-17 Observations, Replication, and 5-17 6 SAFETY Procedures .

6 6-1 Equipment Precautions .. 6-1 SP Movement and 6-1 Emergency Procedures .. 6-2 List of Appendixes Appendix A Body Measures Recording Form .. A-1 B Procedures for Conducting Anthropometry Gold Standard Replicate Examinations .. B-1 v TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) List of Tables Table Page 3-1 Body measurements by age 3-1 5-1 Anthropometry equipment calibrations .. 5-2 List of Exhibits Exhibit 2-1 Calibration weight (10kg).

7 2-4 2-2 Digital weight scale 2-4 2-3 Digital weight scale 2-4 2-4 Digital scale measurement 2-4 2-5 Portable scale .. 2-5 2-6 Sitting 2-5 2-7 Stadiometer headpiece and digital measurement 2-5 2-8 Stadiometer calibration 2-5 2-9 2-6 2-10 Calipers, step wedge, tape measure, 2-6 2-11 Anthropometry supplies (1).

8 2-8 2-12 Anthropometry supplies (2) .. 2-8 2-13 Anthropometry supplies (3) .. 2-9 3-1 Head circumference tape 3-7 3-2 Standing height position .. 3-9 3-3 Upper leg length measurement position .. 3-11 vi TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) List of Exhibits (continued) Exhibit Page 3-4 Marking spine extending from acromion 3-13 3-5 Correct tape placement for upper arm 3-13 3-6 Incorrect tape placement for upper arm length.

9 3-13 3-7 Marking upper arm length 3-13 3-8 SP position for upper arm length and midpoint .. 3-14 3-9 Abdominal (waist) circumference mark .. 3-16 3-10 Measuring tape position for abdominal (waist) 3-16 3-11 Correct skinfold measurement .. 3-17 3-12 Incorrect skinfold 3-18 3-13 Triceps skinfold measurement .. 3-20 3-14 Location of subscapular 3-22 3-15 Subscapular skinfold 3-22 3-16 Subscapular skinfold 3-22 4-1 Logon SP screen .. 4-1 4-2 ISIS screen characteristics .. 4-2 4-3 Edit check box.

10 4-3 4-4 Weight screen .. 4-4 4-5 Weight screen lb kg warning 4-5 4-6 Weight screen comments list .. 4-6 4-7a Stature screen SPs 0-6 4-8 vii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) List of Exhibits (continued) Exhibit Page 4-7b Stature screen SPs 7-23 4-8 4-7c Stature screen SPs 4-9 4-7d Stature screen SPs 4yrs+.. 4-9 4-8a Stature screen Recumbent length blank 4-11 4-8b Stature screen Standing height value 4-12 4-9 Sitting measures 4-13 4-10 Upper arm length screen.