The usefulness of “corrected” body mass index vs. self-reported body mass index: comparing the population distributions, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive utility of three correction equations using Canadian population-based data

BACKGROUND: National data on body mass index (BMI), computed from self-reported height and weight, is readily available for many populations including the Canadian population. Because self-reported weight is found to be systematically under-reported, it has been proposed that the bias in self-report...

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Autores principales: Dutton, Daniel J, McLaren, Lindsay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-430

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-430

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