Estimated height from knee height or ulna length and self-reported height are no substitute for actual height in inpatients

Height Prediction From Ulna Length of Critically Ill Patients

“…The equation based on KH for height estimation presented a systematic bias; that is, KHH was not influenced by extremes, and the bias is uniform among patients, being less influenced by very tall or very short individuals. Despite the large limits‐of‐agreement interval observed in our study regarding ULH (13.34 to −13.46 cm), it is lower than that observed in a study conducted in a Brazilian emergency room (14.39 to −13.69 cm), which used the MUST protocol to evaluate the values of estimated height with UL …”

“…The use of UL to predict standing height was shown in a Brazilian population admitted to an emergency room . However, in this study, the method suggested by MUST was used to identify the values of estimated height according to UL.…”

Comparison of three methods for measuring height in rehabilitation inpatients and the impact on body mass index classification: An open prospective study

“…Whilst our study found good agreement between standing height and estimated current height, other studies have not . This difference may be due to younger study populations overestimating current height, the environment in which the study was conducted (community and emergency department), cultural differences and other variables obtained that may bias estimated height, such as estimated weight .…”

“…[36][37][38] This difference may be due to younger study populations overestimating current height, the environment in which the study was conducted (community and emergency department), cultural differences and other variables obtained that may bias estimated height, such as estimated weight. [36][37][38] This is supported by Mozumdar and Liguori's 39 findings that misreporting of estimated current height was related to age and ethnicity, in addition to gender and body weight. Their use of correction equations when using estimated current height based on the above variables is an important consideration for future studies.…”

Predicting height from ulna length for the determination of weight status in New Zealand adolescents: A cross‐sectional study

“…These include demi-and arm-span, [7][8][9] knee height 9,13,14 and percutaneous measurement of the ulna. 6,13,[15][16][17] Ulna length measurement offers some advantages over other surrogate measures, particularly in terms of being used as a strong determinant of standing height. 7,15,16 Furthermore, it has greater precision than the lower limbs in formulating a regression equation.…”