Accuracy of self-reported body weight, height and waist circumference in a Dutch overweight working population
Open Access
- 28 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 69
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-8-69
Abstract
In population studies, body mass index (BMI) is generally calculated from self-reported body weight and height. The self-report of these anthropometrics is known to be biased, resulting in a misclassification of BMI status. The aim of our study is to evaluate the accuracy of self-reported weight, height and waist circumference among a Dutch overweight (Body Mass Index [BMI] ≥ 25 kg/m2) working population, and to determine to what extent the accuracy was moderated by sex, age, BMI, socio-economic status (SES) and health-related factors.Keywords
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