Table 6. Reliability of a single measurement, the median of 3 measurements, and the mean of 3 measurements.
Relative Technical Error of Measurement, % (95% Confidence Interval) | |||
Measurement | Height | Weight | MUAC |
INTRA-OBSERVER (Nā=ā84) | |||
First of Three | 0.43 (0.37 to 0.50) | 0.68 (0.57 to 0.78) | 1.46 (1.24 to 1.68) |
Mean of Three | 0.60 (0.51 to 0.69) | 0.43 (0.37 to 0.50) | 1.16 (0.99 to 1.34) |
Median of Three | 0.35 (0.30 to 0.41) | 0.39 (0.33 to 0.45) | 1.27 (1.08 to 1.46) |
INTER-OBSERVER (Nā=ā89) | |||
First of Three | 0.96 (0.81 to 1.10) | 0.96 (0.81 to 1.11) | 1.50 (1.28 to 1.72) |
Mean of Three | 0.80 (0.68 to 0.92) | 0.78 (0.66 to 0.91) | 1.48 (1.26 to 1.69) |
Median of Three | 0.75 (0.64 to 0.86) | 0.79 (0.67 to 0.91) | 1.53 (1.30 to 1.76) |