AIM To describe how reliability assessment data in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS) were collected and analysed, and to present the results thereof. METHODS There were two sources of anthropometric data (length, head and arm circumferences, triceps and subscapular skinfolds, and height) for these analyses. Data for constructing the WHO Child Growth Standards, collected in dup...

The nutritional status of 142 children in the age group of 10 to 15 years studying in a government school in Jaipur city was determined through anthropometry. Data on weights and heights of girls were collected using standardized techniques. The results revealed that the weights and heights of these children were below those of their well-to-do Indian counterparts. As regards weight for age cri...

Background and objectives Anthropometry is the part of anatomy used to do external measurement of human body to assess underlying disease, like assessing the nutritional status of a child. Methods The 254 Anganwadi children between age group 1 to 6 years of urban Mangalore during 2013year, measurements are calculated using WHO growth standard in assessing weight. Interpretation and conclusion T...