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Table 2 Agreement between estimated color zone by the Broselow tape and the actual weight

From: Accuracy of Broselow tape in estimating the weight of the child for management of pediatric emergencies in Nepalese population

Estimated color zone according to the Broselow tape

Color zone agreement according to actual weight, n (%)

Total (n)

Agreement on color zone

1 color zone difference

2 color zone difference

Gray

33 (100)

0

0

33

Pink

25 (80.6)

6 (19.3)

0

31

Red

21 (58.3)

15 (41.7)

0

36

Group 1 (< 10 kg)

79 (79)

21 (21)

0

100

Purple

14 (35.9)

22 (56.7)

3 (7.7)

39

Yellow

18 (46.2)

20 (51.3)

1 (2.6)

39

White

18 (51.4)

15 (42.9)

2 (5.7)

35

Group 2 (10–18 kg)

50 (44.3)

57 (50.4)

6 (5.3)

113

Blue

16 (45.7)

18 (51.4)

1 (2.9)

35

Orange

11 (44)

14 (56)

0

25

Green

15 (35.7)

21 (50)

6 (14.3)

42

Group 3 (> 18 kg)

42 (41.2)

53 (51.9)

7 (6.9)

102

Total

171 (54.3)

131 (41.6)

13 (4.1)

315