216 wall mounted stadiometer

Weight was measured on a SECA 813 (Hamburg, Germany) calibrated electronic scale to the nearest 100 g. Height was measured on a SECA 216 wall mounted-stadiometer (Hamburg, Germany) with an accuracy of 0.1 cm.
The anthropometric indices BMI (weight in kg/height in square meters) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated, whereas the sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) was obtained in the decubitus position at the umbilical reference with a Holtain anthropometer (Crymych, UK).
The WC was set at the level of the iliac crest. The gluteal circumference at the level of the maximum buttock protrusion and ahead at the pubic symphysis level. All values were measured with an inextensible tape to the nearest 1 mm (Lufkin, model W606PM, Cooper Tools, Mexico). The anthropometric measures were obtained in accordance with the guidelines of the International Society for Advancement in Kinanthropometry (ISAK) and were carried out by the same level 3 ISAK-accredited researcher and with a technical error of measurement of less than 1% for all measures.

The anthropometric assessment of a child’s development consisted of body measurements, such as height, waist, hip circumference, and body weight. The standing body height was measured with a SECA 216 wall-mounted stadiometer with an accuracy of 0.1 cm. The body weight of children was assessed in light clothing on a digital scale with an accuracy of 0.1 kg. The waist circumference was determined at the midpoint between the lower edge of the costal arch and the upper iliac crest using a metric tape [28 ]. The hip circumference was measured parallel to the floor and taken as the greatest circumference of the buttocks using a metric tape [28 ]. All subjects were assessed according to Body Mass Index (BMI), age, weight, and height. The BMI was transformed into z- scores based on WHO growth charts [29 (link)].