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Health and Nutrition Assessment Handbook (HNAH)

2 - Anthropometric Conversion Charts Appendix

Health and Nutrition Assessment Handbook (HNAH)


2 - Anthropometric Conversion Charts Appendix

For digital scales that display weight in decimal form, convert to ounces using the chart below.

Decimal-to-ounces conversion
Decimal on the digital scaleOunces
0.12
0.23
0.35
0.46
0.58
0.610
0.711
0.813
0.914

For stadiometers that measure to the nearest hundredth, use the conversion table below to convert the decimal reading to the nearest eighth inch.

Hundredths-to-eighths conversion
HundredthsEighths
0.01-0.060/8
0.07-0.181/8
0.19-0.312/8
0.32-0.433/8
0.44-0.564/8
0.57-0.685/8
0.69-0.816/8
0.82-0.937/8
0.94-0.99Round to the next whole inch.

For stadiometers that measure to the nearest tenth, use the conversion table below to convert the decimal reading to the nearest eighth inch.

Tenths-to-eighths conversion
TenthsEighths
0.00/8
0.11/8
0.2-0.32/8
0.43/8
0.54/8
0.65/8
0.7-0.86/8
0.97/8

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