The usefulness of "corrected" body mass index vs. self-reported body mass index: Comparing the population distributions, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive utility of three correction equations using Canadian population-based data

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Dutton, Daniel J ^a   McLaren, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Body mass index; Correction; Measurement error; Obesity; Overweight; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RISK; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900556455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-430     Document Type: Article

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