Comparison of BMI Derived from Parent-Reported Height and Weight with Measured Values: Results from the German KiGGS Study

The use of parent-reported height and weight is a cost-efficient instrument to assess the prevalence of children’s weight status in large-scale surveys. This study aimed to examine the accuracy of BMI derived from parent-reported height and weight and to identify potential predictors of the validity...

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Autores principales: Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin, Ellert, Ute, Schaffrath Rosario, Angelika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22470314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9020632

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22470314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9020632

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