At base line and every two months thereafter, her height was measured with the same stadiometer and her body composition was measured by dual - energy x-ray absorptiometry (QDR 1000W, Hologic, Waltham, Mass.) to determine the bone mineral mass and the amounts of fat and lean soft tissue.11 Spontaneous energy intake was measured with the use of a standardized test meal (containing 1670 kcal of energy) given at noon, after the patient had been fasting since breakfast. (nejm.org)
Anthropometrics were assessed using standardized procedures, body weight by digital scale to within 100 g, and height by stadiometer to within 0.5 cm. (academic.oup.com)
Height and weight were measured three times each and the median values were recorded utilizing a balance beam scale (Health - O - Meter, Alsip, IL) and electronic stadiometer (Charder Electronic, Taipei, Taiwan), respectively. (ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com)