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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...
Autores principales: | Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin, Rosario, Angelika Schaffrath, Ellert, Ute |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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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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