Accuracy of self-reported body weight, height and waist circumference in a Dutch overweight working population

BACKGROUND: In population studies, body mass index (BMI) is generally calculated from self-reported body weight and height. The self-report of these anthropometrics is known to be biased, resulting in a misclassification of BMI status. The aim of our study is to evaluate the accuracy of self-reporte...

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Autores principales: Dekkers, Johanna C, van Wier, Marieke F, Hendriksen, Ingrid JM, Twisk, Jos WR, van Mechelen, Willem
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18957077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-8-69