Odysseas Androutsos1,2, Costas Anastasiou1, Christina-Paulina Lambrinou1, Christina Mavrogianni1, Greet Cardon3, Vicky Van Stappen3, Jemina Kivelä4, Katja Wikström4, Luis A Moreno5, Violeta Iotova6, Kaloyan Tsochev6, Nevena Chakarova7, Tímea Ungvári8, Zoltán Jancso8, Konstantinos Makrilakis9, Yannis Manios10. 1. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 70 El Venizelou Ave, 176 71 Kallithea, Athens, Greece. 2. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece. 3. Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. 4. Department of Public Health Solutions, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. 5. Universidad De Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. 6. Department of Paediatrics, Medical University Varna, Varna, Bulgaria. 7. Department of Diabetology, Clinical Center of Endocrinology, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria. 8. Department of Family and Occupational Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. 9. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. 10. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 70 El Venizelou Ave, 176 71 Kallithea, Athens, Greece. manios.feel4diabetes@hua.gr.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Feel4Diabetes was a large-scale, multicenter lifestyle intervention aiming to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from vulnerable population groups in six European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Spain). The current study aimed to describe the process that was followed to harmonize and standardize the measurement of anthropometric (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) indices, as well as to assess the intra- and inter- observer reliability of these measurements. METHODS: A central training workshop was conducted prior to the baseline measurements of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. One researcher from each intervention country, as well as 12 adults and 12 children (for the anthropometric measurements) and 21 adults (for the blood pressure measurements) participated in this workshop. Technical Error of Measurement (TEM) and reliability (%R) were calculated to assess the reliability of the indices which were assessed to evaluate the outcome of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. The Feel4Diabetes-intervention is registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ (NCT02393872). RESULTS: Intra-observer reliability was found to be higher than 99.5% for all anthropometric measurements in both children and adults. Inter-observer reliability was found to be higher than 98% regarding the anthropometric measurements, while for blood pressure measurements %R was 76.62 and 91.38% for systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements, respectively. CONCLUSION: The central training of the Fee4Diabetes-intervention ensured that the data collected for the outcome evaluation of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention in the six European countries at three different time points (baseline, follow-up 1 and follow-up 2) were valid and comparable.
BACKGROUND: Feel4Diabetes was a large-scale, multicenter lifestyle intervention aiming to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from vulnerable population groups in six European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Spain). The current study aimed to describe the process that was followed to harmonize and standardize the measurement of anthropometric (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) indices, as well as to assess the intra- and inter- observer reliability of these measurements. METHODS: A central training workshop was conducted prior to the baseline measurements of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. One researcher from each intervention country, as well as 12 adults and 12 children (for the anthropometric measurements) and 21 adults (for the blood pressure measurements) participated in this workshop. Technical Error of Measurement (TEM) and reliability (%R) were calculated to assess the reliability of the indices which were assessed to evaluate the outcome of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. The Feel4Diabetes-intervention is registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ (NCT02393872). RESULTS: Intra-observer reliability was found to be higher than 99.5% for all anthropometric measurements in both children and adults. Inter-observer reliability was found to be higher than 98% regarding the anthropometric measurements, while for blood pressure measurements %R was 76.62 and 91.38% for systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements, respectively. CONCLUSION: The central training of the Fee4Diabetes-intervention ensured that the data collected for the outcome evaluation of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention in the six European countries at three different time points (baseline, follow-up 1 and follow-up 2) were valid and comparable.
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Keywords:
Children; Families; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes; Vulnerable
Authors: Christina Mavrogianni; George Moschonis; Eva Karaglani; Greet Cardon; Violeta Iotova; Pilar De Miguel-Etayo; Esther M González-Gil; Κaloyan Tsochev; Tsvetalina Tankova; Imre Rurik; Patrick Timpel; Emese Antal; Stavros Liatis; Konstantinos Makrilakis; George P Chrousos; Yannis Manios Journal: Eur J Pediatr Date: 2021-05-14 Impact factor: 3.183