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

Table 3. Quality assurance of weight and height according to the Survey Procedures Questionnaire (Form VI) (see Section 4)
RUA Number of measurers Measurer training Testing or re-certification Testing of scales Action with incorrect data
Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin
AUS-NEWa 3 11 4 yes yes yes yes yes yes wk. occ. occ. used used used2
AUS-PERa 2 4 4 yes yes yes no no no . once once rej. rej. rej.
AUS-PERb snd 4 4 snd yes yes snd no no snd once once snd rej. rej.
BEL-CHAa 5 6 4 yes yes yes no no no once once once never occurred
BEL-GHEa 5 6 4 yes yes yes no no no once once once never occurred
BEL-LUXa 4 snd snd yes snd snd yes snd snd occ. snd snd rej/re-ex snd snd
CAN-HALa 6 snd . yes snd yes no snd no once snd occ. no act. snd used/re-ex3
CHN-BEIa 1 1 1 yes yes yes no no no wk. wk. wk. no action planned
CZE-CZEa 100 100 36 yes yes yes no no no occ. occ. daily rej. re-ex re-ex
DEN-GLOa 1 1 1 yes yes yes no no yes/no4 occ. occ. occ. used2 used2 used2,8
FIN-KUOa 53 53 53 yes yes yes no no no never never never used used used2
FIN-NKAa 53 53 53 yes yes yes no no no never never never used used used2
FIN-TULa 53 53 53 yes yes yes no no no never never never used used used2
FRA-LILa 3 snd 2 yes snd yes no/yes5 snd yes occ. snd wk. rej/re-ex snd re-ex
FRA-STRa 3 snd 5 yes snd yes no snd yes occ. snd occ. rej. snd rej.
FRA-TOUa 2 4 2 yes yes yes yes yes yes month month month rej. rej. rej.
GER-AURa 24 24 23 yes yes yes no no yes wk. wk. wk. re-ex7 re-ex7 re-ex7
GER-AUUa 24 24 23 yes yes yes no no yes wk. wk. wk. re-ex7 re-ex7 re-ex7
GER-BERa 2 2 snd yes yes snd no no snd once6 once6 snd rej.7 rej.7 snd
GER-BREa 3 6 6 yes yes yes no no no daily daily daily no problems with scale
GER-BREb snd 6 6 snd yes yes snd no no snd daily daily no problems with scale
GER-COTa 2 2 snd yes yes snd no no snd once6 once6 snd rej.7 rej.7 snd
GER-EGEb 4 4 6 yes yes yes no no no once6 once6 month rej.7 rej.7 rej.7
GER-ERFa 2 2 3 yes yes yes no no no once6 once6 month rej.7 rej.7 rej.7
GER-HACa 12 12 snd yes yes snd no no snd once6 once6 snd rej.7 rej.7 snd
GER-KMSa 10 10 snd yes yes snd no no snd once6 once6 snd rej.7 rej.7 snd
GER-RDMc 6 snd snd yes snd snd no snd snd once6 snd snd rej.7 snd snd
GER-RHNa 1 1 snd snd yes snd snd no snd snd never snd snd rej. snd snd
RUA Number of measurers Measurer training Testing or re-certification Testing of scales Action with incorrect data
Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin
HUN-BUDa 4 5 snd yes yes snd yes yes snd occ. daily snd used used snd
HUN-PECa 2 2 snd yes yes snd no no snd daily daily snd rej. rej. snd
ICE-ICEa 5 5 7 yes yes yes no no no occ.8 occ.8 occ.8 no action planned, see 8
ISR-TELa . snd snd . snd snd . snd snd . snd snd . snd snd
ITA-BRIa 9 6 4 yes yes yes yes yes yes occ. occ. occ. rej. rej. rej.
ITA-FRIa 15 15 15 yes yes yes no no no month month month re-ex re-ex re-ex
ITA-LATa 16 snd snd yes snd snd yes snd snd daily snd snd rej. snd snd
LTU-KAUa 11 6 1 yes yes yes yes yes yes occ. occ. occ. no action planned
MLT-MLTa 1 6 snd snd yes snd snd yes snd snd . snd snd rej. snd snd
NEZ-AUCa 3 snd 4 yes snd yes yes/no9 snd yes/no9 wk. snd wk. used snd used
POL-TARa 8 8 8 yes yes yes no no no daily daily daily no action planned
POL-WARa 2 4 4 yes yes yes no no no occ. occ. occ. rej. rej. rej.
ROM-BUCa 1 1 snd snd yes snd snd yes snd snd . snd snd rej. snd snd
RUS-MOCa 2 2 2 yes yes yes yes yes yes occ. occ. occ. rej. rej. rej.
RUS-MOIa 2 2 2 yes yes yes yes yes yes occ. occ. occ. rej. rej. rej.
RUS-MOIb 2 snd snd yes snd snd yes snd snd occ. snd snd rej. snd snd
RUS-NOCa 4 3 3 yes yes yes yes yes yes occ. occ. occ. used used used
RUS-NOCb 4 snd snd yes snd snd yes snd snd occ. snd snd used snd snd
RUS-NOIa 4 3 3 yes yes yes yes yes yes occ. occ. occ. used used used
SPA-CATa 2 2 2 yes yes yes yes10 yes10 yes10 daily daily daily used2 used2 .
SWE-GOTa 3 3 3 yes yes yes no no no occ. occ. occ. rej. rej. rej.
SWE-NSWa 7 8 8 yes yes yes no no no daily daily daily no action planned
SWI-TICa 2 3 3 yes/no12 yes yes no no no never once once no action planned
SWI-VAFa 4 4 4/511 yes/no12 yes yes no no no never once once no action planned
UNK-BELa 6 5 5 yes yes yes no no no occ. occ. occ. used used used
UNK-GLAa 4 5 9 yes yes yes . yes yes wk. wk. daily never occurred
USA-STAa 12 12 12 yes yes yes no no no wk. wk. wk. re-ex re-ex re-ex
YUG-NOSa 2 2 2 yes yes yes yes yes yes daily daily daily re-ex re-ex re-ex
RUA Number of observers Observer training Testing or re-certification Testing of scales Action with incorrect data
Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin

Key: snd = survey not done, . = missing data,
wk. = weekly, occ. = occasionally, month = monthly,
rej. = data rejected, re-ex = examination rescheduled

1 Information from self-reported site visit forms.
2 A note was made.
3 For major adjustment re-exam, else accepted as correct.
4 Yes for height, no for weight.
5 No for height, yes for weight.
6 Before survey, but routinely checked by the weight observer.
7 Did not happen.
8 Scales are tested 6 monthly by Nat. Bureau of Weights&Measures. They have been certified as correct in all surveys.
9 Yes for height, no for weight.
10 Observers are watched by supervisor.
11 4 for height, 5 for weight.
12 Yes for height, no for weight.