Measuring the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of young people

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bowring, Anna L ^a   Peeters, Anna ^b   Freak Poli, Rosanne ^b,c   Lim, Megan S C ^a,c   Gouillou, Maelenn ^a   Hellard, Margaret ^a,c,d  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body height; Body mass index; Body weight; Obesity self report; Overweight; Validity; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869226852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-175     Document Type: Article

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