Accuracy of self-reported versus measured weight over adolescence and young adulthood: Findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health, 1996-2008

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-159

  Clarke, Philippa ^a   Sastry, Narayan ^a   Duffy, Denise ^a   Ailshire, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; bias; measurement; self report; trajectories; weight; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ETHNICITY; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBESITY; SUBPOPULATION; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

NORTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENCE; BIAS; MEASUREMENT; SELF-REPORT; TRAJECTORIES; WEIGHT; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY WEIGHT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903955904     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu133     Document Type: Review

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