Quality Assessment of Weight and Height Measurements in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 10. Summary scores for weight and height measurements in the initial, middle and final survey (see Section 6)
RUA Scale score Weight score Height score Summary score
Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin
AUS-NEWa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
AUS-PERa 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
AUS-PERb snd 2 1 1 snd 1 2 snd 2 2 snd 2 2
BEL-CHAa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
BEL-GHEa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
BEL-LUXa 2 snd snd 0 snd snd 2 snd snd 1 snd snd
CAN-HALa 0 2 snd 2 1 snd 2 2 snd 2 1 snd 2
CHN-BEIa 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
CZE-CZEa 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
DEN-GLOa 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FIN-KUOa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FIN-NKAa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FIN-TULa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FRA-LILa 1 snd 1 2 snd 2 2 snd 1 2 snd 1
FRA-STRa 1 snd 1 2 snd 2 2 snd 2 2 snd 2
FRA-TOUa 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 2
GER-AURa 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
GER-AUUa 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
GER-BERa 2 2 snd 0 1 snd 2 2 snd 1 2 snd
GER-BREa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
GER-BREb snd 2 2 snd 2 2 snd 2 2 snd 2 2
GER-COTa 2 2 snd 0 2 snd 2 2 snd 1 2 snd
GER-EGEb 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 2
GER-ERFa 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2
GER-HACa 2 2 snd 0 0 snd 2 2 snd 1 1 snd
GER-KMSa 2 2 snd 0 1 snd 2 2 snd 1 2 snd
GER-RDMc 2 snd snd 0 snd snd 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
GER-RHNa 2 snd snd 0 snd snd 2 snd snd 1 snd snd
RUA Scale score Weight score Height score Summary score
Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin
HUN-BUDa 0 0 snd 0 0 snd 0 2 snd 0 0 snd
HUN-PECa 2 2 snd 0 0 snd 1 2 snd 1 1 snd
ICE-ICEa 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ISR-TELa 2 snd snd 0 snd snd 0 snd snd 0 snd snd
ITA-BRIa 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
ITA-FRIa 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ITA-LATa 2 snd snd 0 snd snd 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
LTU-KAUa 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2
MLT-MLTa 2 snd snd 0 snd snd 2 snd snd 0 3 snd snd
NEZ-AUCa 2 snd 2 2 snd 0 2 snd 2 2 snd 1
POL-TARa 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
POL-WARa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ROM-BUCa 2 snd snd 1 snd snd 0 snd snd 1 snd snd
RUS-MOCa 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
RUS-MOIa 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
RUS-MOIb 2 snd snd 1 snd snd 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
RUS-NOCa 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
RUS-NOCb 2 snd snd 1 snd snd 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
RUS-NOIa 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SPA-CATa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SWE-GOTa 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SWE-NSWa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SWI-TICa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
SWI-VAFa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UNK-BELa 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
UNK-GLAa 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
USA-STAa 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
YUG-NOSa 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
RUA Scale score Weight score Height score Summary score
Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin

1 In AUS-PERa, AUS-PERb, GER-AURa and GER-AUUa bathroom scales were used on home visits, for some subjects.
2 In CAN-HALa some bathroom and some balance scales were used.
3 In MLT-MLTa the score is 0 because the weight of 24% of the subjects was full tens of kilos.