Accuracy and usefulness of BMI measures based on self-reported weight and height: findings from the NHANES & NHIS 2001-2006
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- 19 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 9 (1), 421
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-421
Abstract
The Body Mass Index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight ("self-reported BMI") in epidemiologic studies is subject to measurement error. However, because of the ease and efficiency in gathering height and weight information through interviews, it remains important to assess the extent of error present in self-reported BMI measures and to explore possible adjustment factors as well as valid uses of such self-reported measures.Keywords
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