Association between measured BMI and self-perceived body size in Mexican adults

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 536-545

  Kaufer Horwitz, Martha ^a   Martínez, Judith ^b   Goti Rodríguez, Luz María ^c   Ávila Rosas, Héctor ^d  

^a Fundacion Mexicana para la Salud AC   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^c Hospital General Dario Fernandez Fierro   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adults; Body image; Body mass index; Body size; Mexican; Obesity; Silhouettes

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847754738     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460600909281     Document Type: Article

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