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Does the use of prediction equations to correct self-reported height and weight improve obesity prevalence estimates? A pooled cross-sectional analysis of Health Survey for England data

OBJECTIVE: Adults typically overestimate height and underestimate weight compared with directly measured values, and such misreporting varies by sociodemographic and health-related factors. Using self-reported and interviewer-measured height and weight, collected from the same participants, we aimed...

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Autores principales: Scholes, Shaun, Ng Fat, Linda, Moody, Alison, Mindell, Jennifer S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36639207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061809