Table 1

Comparison of height standard deviation shift of children measured in the community by one or two school nurses, and measured in the community and in a research setting

One v two nurses*Setting
TwoOneCommunityResearch
> 0.67 down9  (3.1%)2  (1.0%)11  (2.3%)1  (0.5%)
Within 0.67280 (95.2%)186 (96.9%)466 (95.9%)207 (97.6%)
> 0.67 up5 (1.7%)4 (2.1%)9 (1.9%)4 (1.9%)
  • 1-150 p = 0.330; χ2 2.217. p = 0.246; χ2 2.804.