Validity and predictors of BMI derived from self-reported height and weight among 11- to 17-year-old German adolescents from the KiGGS study

BACKGROUND: For practical and financial reasons, self-reported instead of measured height and weight are often used. The aim of this study is to evaluate the validity of self-reports and to identify potential predictors of the validity of body mass index (BMI) derived from self-reported height and w...

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Autores principales: Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin, Rosario, Angelika Schaffrath, Ellert, Ute
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22005143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-414

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22005143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-414

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