NHANES III Anthropometric Procedures Video

The NHANES III Anthropometric video contains the standardized anthropometric procedures used throughout NHANES III for the body measurement component of the survey. Standardized anthropometric procedures are important for health researchers and investigators involved in studies comparing data collected locally with nationally representative reference data.

The video outlines the standardized anthropometric procedures for:
Body weight
Standing height
Sitting height
Upper leg length
Recumbent length
Upper arm length
Knee height
Arm circumference
Waist circumference
Buttocks circumference
Thigh circumference
Head circumference
Skinfolds (including thighs, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac)
Wrist breadth
Biacromial breadth
Biiliac breadth
Elbow breadth

Ordering information
The video can be purchased from the Government Printing Office (GPO).  The GPO order number for this video is 017-022-01335-5.

This page last reviewed January 11, 2007