Accuracy of the estimated prevalence of obesity from self reported height and weight in an adult Scottish population

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-148

  Bolton Smith, Caroline ^a   Woodward, Mark ^b   Tunstall Pedoe, Hugh ^c   Morrison, Caroline ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033978980     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.2.143     Document Type: Article

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