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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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| 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 |