Agreement between routine and research measurement of infant height and weight.

ABSTRACT:

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In many countries, routine data relating to growth of infants are collected as a means of tracking health and illness up to school age. These have potential to be used in research. For health monitoring and research, data should be accurate and reliable. This study aimed to determine the agreement between length/height and weight measurements from routine infant records and researcher-collected data.

Methods

Height/length and weight at ages 6, 12 and 24 months from the longitudinal UK birth cohort (born in Bradford; n=836-1280) were compared with routine data collected by health visitors within 2 months of the research data (n=104-573 for different comparisons). Data were age adjusted and compared using Bland Altman plots.

Results

There was agreement betwee

SUBMITTER: Bryant M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283671 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature