Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
INTRARATER RELIABILITY AND THE VALUE OF REAL CHANGE FOR WAIST AND HIP CIRCUMFERENCE MEASURES BY A NOVICE RATER. |
| Authors: |
Ching-Yi Wang1 cywang@csmu.edu.tw, Mei-Hui Liu2, Yueh-Chi Chen2 |
| Source: |
Perceptual & Motor Skills. Jun2010 Part 2, Vol. 110 Issue 3, p1053-1058. 6p. |
| Subject Terms: |
Anthropometry, Waist-hip ratio, Body size, Physiological aspects of body weight, Body mass index, Physiology |
| Abstract: |
Intrarater reliability and measurement error associated with waist and hip circumference measures performed by a novice rater with one measurement were examined and compared among Body Mass Index (BMI) subgroups in a convenience sample of 76 participants (25 men, 51 women; M age = 47.2 yr., SD = 14.2). A rater blinded to the purpose of the study, as well as to the tape measure results, received training and then performed hip and waist circumference measures twice with a 10-min. interval. Intrarater reliability of the measures was acceptable (ICC3,1 > .95) across the BMI subgroups; measurement error was found to be greater in the overweight and obese subgroups. If a test-retest change score is greater than 3.0 cm in waist circumference and 2.0 cm in hip circumference, it can be assumed to be a true change with 95% confidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
