Validity of self-reported weight, height and resultant body mass index in Chinese adolescents and factors associated with errors in self-reports

BACKGROUND: Validity of self-reported height and weight has not been adequately evaluated in diverse adolescent populations. In fact there are no reported validity studies conducted in Asian children and adolescents. This study aims to examine the accuracy of self-reported weight, height, and result...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Xiaoyan, Dibley, Michael J, Cheng, Yue, Ouyang, Xue, Yan, Hong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20384994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-190

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20384994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-190

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