When the different combinations of height, weight and grip strength were assessed, height proved to be the least discriminatory, as predicted.
Prior to scanning we assessed height (cm) using a wall mounted stadiometer (SEC Acorp. Chino, CA) and weight (kg) using a medical grade digital floor scale (Tanita Corporation of America, Inc. Arlington Heights, Ill) using standard techniques.
For assessing height and weight calibrated height and weight measures are used.
All participants were subjected to a physical examination assessing height, weight and blood pressure.
27 Physical examination was performed to assess height, weight, waist and hip circumference, and blood pressure (BP) using previously reported methodology.
The screening process for overweight was performed by school nurses by assessing height and weight, thus making it relevant to use BMI as the primary outcome.
Although it would be ideal to assess height and weight of parents, since the interviews were time-consuming and conducted after school hours, we communicated with each parent over the telephone and relied on self-reported anthropometric measurement of parents.
Detailed methods used to assess height, weight, blood pressure, body composition (i.e., skin fold measurements), exercise capacity (i.e., an incremental cycling test to determine peak aerobic capacity (VO2peak)), and the administration of the Habitual Activity Estimation Scale (HAES) have been previously published [8].
Body mass index will be calculated from weight and height measurements, and pubertal status (which has a potential influence on glycaemic control) will be assessed using height velocity as a surrogate marker.
We assessed the height of E. kabiana trees in cultivation, determined whether their foliage was palatable to koalas, and compared the amenability to vegetative propagation of E. kabiana with that of an extensively-propagated related species, E. tereticornis.
All specimens were imaged, assessed for height restoration, and sectioned to observe PMMA distribution.
