The Agreement of Color Zone of Weight Predicted by RAMA PED Card and Actual Weight among Thai Pediatric Patients at Chaophraya Yommarat Hospital, Suphan Buri
Keywords:
weight-predicted color zone, RAMA PED CardAbstract
Objective: To determine the agreement of color zone of weight predicted by RAMA PED Card and actual weight among Thai pediatric patients at Chaophraya Yommarat Hospital, Suphan Buri.
Methods: Prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among Thai pediatric patients visited Chaophraya Yommarat Hospital, Suphan Buri. Actual weight was measured in kilograms and height/length in centimeters. The patients were re-estimated by using RAMA PED Card. Agreement of predicted weight and actual weight was determined by Cohen’s kappa statistics.
Results: A total of 356 patients met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 56.5% were boys and 43.5% were girls. The median weight was 14.1 kilograms (S.D. = 11.21), RAMA PED Card showed 61.2% agreement between predicted color zone of weight and actual weight, and also 20.2% underestimate and 18.5% overestimate. The results showed moderate agreement of color zone of weight predicted by RAMA PED Card and actual weight in total patients (60% agreement, kappa = 0.54).
Conclusion: Using RAMA PED Card for pediatric weight evaluation at Chaophraya Yommarat Hospital, Suphan Buri revealed moderate agreement between color zone of predicted weight and actual weight.
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