Assessing the accuracy of two proxy measures for BMI in a semi-rural, low-resource setting in Guatemala

BACKGROUND: Validation studies of self-reported BMI are limited to populations in high-income countries or urban settings. Here, we assess the accuracy of two proxy measures of measured height, weight and BMI – self-reported values and the Stunkard figure scale – in a semi-rural population in Guatem...

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Autores principales: Maupin, Jonathan N, Hruschka, Daniel J
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/PMC4190281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25238737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-973

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25238737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-973

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