Self-reported weight and height for evaluating obesity control programs.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the adequacy of self-reported weight and height as indicators for BMI in community-based obesity control programs. METHODS: Self-reported and measured weight and height and calculated BMI in 6979 adults were assessed using analysis of covariance. RESULTS: Prevalence of obesity...

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Published in:American Journal of Health Behavior Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 489 - 500
Main Authors: Dhaliwal SS, Howat P, Bejoy T, Welborn TA
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: PNG Publications Jul/Aug2010
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