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Table 1 Measurement errors uncovered as part of the human factors analysis in 486 infants

From: Validation and human factor analysis study of an infant weight estimation device

Rater

Discordant Measure

EGA

PNA

Actual weight (kg)

Reference est. wt. (kg)

Reference error (%)

babyTAPE est. wt. (kg)

babyTAPE error (%)

1

CC, HC

38 wk., 3 d

19 d

3.335

3.75

12.4%

3.31

−0.75%

4

CC, HC

40 wk., 0 d

53 d

3.970

4.17

5.0%

4.05

2.0%

12

HC

41 wk., 3 d

70 d

5.526

4.85

−12.2%

5.48

−0.8%

12

CC

41 wk., 1 d

29 d

4.534

5.37

18.4%

4.47

−1.4%

  1. CC Chest circumference, d days, EGA Estimated gestational age, est. wt. estimated weight, HC Head circumference, kg kilograms, PNA Postnatal age, wk weeks