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Research Domain - Anthropometrics

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Lohman, T. G., et al, Anthropometric standardization reference manual, 1988
#020101

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Vital Statistics System Birth Certificate Section, 2005-2006
#020201

Krebs, N. F., et al. Complementary feeding: A Global Network cluster randomized controlled trial manual of operations, BMC PEDIATR, 2011
#020202

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2005-2006
#020203

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), body composition procedures manual, 2011-2012
#020302

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2007
#020304

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 1988
#020305

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2009-2010
#020306

Body Figure Perceptions Scales from Collins, Stunkard et al., and Pulvers et al.
#020401

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2007
#020501

Edinburgh Handedness Inventory
#020602

Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Protocol (ALSPAC) & Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, 2004
#020601

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III), Body Measurements, 1988
#020701

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2021-2023
#020705

National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) Weight History Questionnaire, 2019-2020
#020707

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2021-2023
#020706

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2021-2023
#020803

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Weight History Questionnaire, 2019-2020
#020902

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Weight History Questionnaire, 2019-2020
#021002

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2021-2023
#021102

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Antenatal Record Forms B and C
#021701

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Antenatal Record Forms B and C
#021702

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Antenatal Record Forms B and C, 2014
#021302

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Phase 5
#021301

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Antenatal Record Forms B and C, 2014
#021303

Framingham Heart Study - Offspring Cohort, Exam 5, 1994
#021603

Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (lUNA), National Childrens Food Survey, 2003
#021602

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2021-2023
#021604

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2021-2023
#021503

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Anthropometry Procedures Manual, 2019-2020
#021504

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Weight History Questionnaire, 2019-2020
#021402
Release Date:

March 27, 2009; reviewed October 1, 2015

Scope of Domain:
Scope Elements Final Protocols To Toolkit (31)
Arm Span Arm Span
Birth Weight Birth Weight
Body Composition Body Composition
Body Image Body Image
Child Head Circumference Child Head Circumference
Dominance Hand Dominance
Estimated Visceral Fat
Height Height
Hip Circumference Hip Circumference
Maximum Adult Height Maximum Adult Height
Maximum Adult Weight Maximum Adult Weight
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Mid-Upper Arm Circumference
Neck Circumference Neck Circumference
Parental Height
Parental Weight
Pregnancy Weight Pregnancy Weight Gain
Sitting Height/Trunk
Waist Circumference Waist Circumference
Weight Weight
Weight Loss/Gain Weight Loss/Gain
Working Group Roster:

WG Members:

Michele Forman, PhD, MS, Chair
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Karen Edwards, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
John Flack, MD, MPH, FAHA
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Tammy Harris
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Bethesda, MS
Mary Hediger, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD)
Rockville, MD
Marc Hochberg, MD, MPH
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Clifford Johnson, MPH
National Center for Health Statistics/CDC
Hyattsville, MD
John Phillips, MD
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

SC Liaison, WG Manager and WG Supervisor:

Michelle A. Williams, ScD, SC Liaison
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Violet Devairakkam, WG Manager
RTI International
Rockville, MD
Richard Kwok, PhD, WG Supervisor
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Expert Review Panel 1 - Anthropometrics, Diabetes, Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, & Physical Activity and Physical Fitness domains:

ERP Members:

Rick Troiano, PhD, Co-Lead
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Risk Factor Monitoring & Methods Branch
Rockville, MD
John Hines, PhD, Co-Lead
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Minneapolis, MN
Craig Hanis, PhD
University of Texas, Houston
Houston, TX
Bill Lowe, MD
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Mary Hediger, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD)
Rockville, MD
James Pivarnik, PhD
Michigan State Univeristy
East Lansing, MI
Patrick J. Stover, PhD
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Laura Caulfield, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

SC Liaison, ERP Manager and ERP Supervisor:

Catherine A. McCarty, PhD, SC Liaison
University of Minnesota Medical School
Duluth, MN
Violet Devairakkam, ERP Manager
RTI International
Rockville, MD
Michael Phillips, MS, ERP Supervisor
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Protocol Name ID Status DCW DD DD Mapping
Arm Span 020101 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Birth Weight - Birth Weight Abstracted from Medical Records 020201 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Birth Weight - Measured Weight at Birth 020202 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Birth Weight - Proxy Reported Birth Weight 020203 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Body Composition - Body Composition by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry 020301 updated DCW DD DD Mapping
Body Composition - Triceps Skinfold Thickness 020303 updated DCW DD N/A
Body Image 020401 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Child Head Circumference 020501 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Hand Dominance - 12 Years and Older 020602 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Hand Dominance - 42 Months and Older 020601 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Height - Knee Height 020701 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Height - Recumbent Length 020702 updated DCW DD N/A
Height - Self-Reported Height 020704 updated DCW DD N/A
Height - Standing Height 020703 updated DCW DD N/A
Hip Circumference - Hip Circumference 020802 updated DCW DD N/A
Hip Circumference - Hip Circumference v1 020801 replaced DCW DD DD Mapping
Maximum Adult Height 020901 updated DCW DD N/A
Maximum Adult Weight 021001 updated DCW DD N/A
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference 021101 updated DCW DD N/A
Neck Circumference 021201 retired DCW DD N/A
Total Pregnancy Weight Gain - Self-Reported Weight Gain 021301 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Waist Circumference - Framingham Heart Study 021603 minor edits N/A N/A N/A
Waist Circumference - Waist Circumference NCFS 021602 minor edits DCW N/A N/A
Waist Circumference - Waist Circumference NHANES 021601 updated DCW DD N/A
Weight - Measured Weight 021501 updated DCW DD N/A
Weight - Self-Reported Weight 021502 updated DCW DD N/A
Weight Loss/Gain 021401 updated DCW DD N/A
SI_BIA 000000 retired N/A N/A N/A
SI_Sagittal_Abdominal_Diameter 000000 replaced N/A N/A N/A
SI_Sagittal_Diameter 000000 replaced N/A N/A N/A
Select Measure Name Protocols
Arm Span Arm Span
Birth Weight Birth Weight - Birth Weight Abstracted from Medical Records
Birth Weight - Measured Weight at Birth
Birth Weight - Proxy Reported Birth Weight
Body Composition Body Composition - Body Composition by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Body Composition - Body Composition by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Body Composition - Triceps Skinfold Thickness
Body Composition - Subscapular Skinfold Thickness
Body Composition - Suprailiac Skinfold Thickness
Body Composition - Triceps Skinfold Thickness
Body Image Body Image
Child Head Circumference Child Head Circumference
Hand Dominance Hand Dominance - 42 Months and Older
Hand Dominance - 12 Years and Older
Height Height - Knee Height
Height - Recumbent Length
Height - Standing Height
Height - Self-Reported Height
Height - Recumbent Length
Height - Standing Height
Height - Self-Reported Height
Hip Circumference Hip Circumference - Hip Circumference v1
Hip Circumference - Hip Circumference
Hip Circumference - Hip Circumference
Maximum Adult Height Maximum Adult Height
Maximum Adult Height
Maximum Adult Weight Maximum Adult Weight
Maximum Adult Weight
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Mid-Upper Arm Circumference
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference
Neck Circumference Neck Circumference
Total Pregnancy Weight Gain Total Pregnancy Weight Gain - Self-Reported Weight Gain
Total Pregnancy Weight Gain - Abstracted From Prenatal Charts
Total Pregnancy Weight Gain - Weight Measured During Gestation
Weight Loss/Gain Weight Loss/Gain
Weight Loss/Gain
Weight Weight - Measured Weight
Weight - Self-Reported Weight
Weight - Measured Weight
Weight - Self-Reported Weight
Waist Circumference Waist Circumference - Waist Circumference NHANES
Waist Circumference - Waist Circumference NCFS
Waist Circumference - Framingham Heart Study
Waist Circumference - Waist Circumference NHANES
Serial Pregnancy Weight Gain Serial Pregnancy Weight - Weights Abstracted from Prenatal Charts
Serial Pregnancy Weight - Weights Measured During Gestation