Estimating equations to correct self-reported height and weight: Implications for prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 542-545

  Hayes, Alison J ^a   Kortt, Michael A ^a   Clarke, Philip M ^a   Brandrup, Jason D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Correction equations; Obesity; Overweight; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149296069     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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