877 digital flat scale

Height was measured with a Seca 217 stadiometer (Seca, Hamburg, Germany) to the nearest 0.5 cm and weight was measured with a Seca 877 digital flat scale (Seca, Hamburg, Germany) to the nearest 0.1 kg. Body composition was assessed with air-displacement plethysmography (BodPod, Cosmed, Concord, CA, USA). The Brozeq equation was used to determine fat mass (FM) [34 (link)].
Pre-operative weight was the weight closest to the time of surgery. Ideal weight was the weight corresponding to a BMI of 25 kg/m². %EWL, %WR and %TWL were estimated using standard equations [4 (link), 12 (link), 35 (link)].

Deficits in development are often seen in early childhood growth (28 (link)). Therefore, data on children’s growth status were collected following standard protocols (29 ). Height was measured with a ShorrBoard^© to the nearest 0.1 cm, and weight was measured with a Seca877 Digital Flat Scale with Mother/Child Function^© to the nearest 0.1 kg. The technical error of measurement for height was 1.86%, (R = 0.99); and for weight was 0.71% (R = 0.99). Weight-for-age (WAZ) and height-for-age (HAZ) at 24 months old were reported in accordance with the World Health Organization growth standards. A score of ≤−2 denotes moderate-to-severe undernutrition.