Open AccessAgreement between self-reported and measured height, weight and body mass index in old age--a longitudinal study with 20 years of follow-up
Author(s) -
Anna Dahl,
Linda B. Hassing,
Eleonor I. Fransson,
Nancy L. Pedersen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afq038
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , longitudinal study , demography , body height , body weight , gerontology , pathology , sociology
self-reported body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight is a widely used measure of adiposity in epidemiological research. Knowledge about the accuracy of these measures in late life is scarce.
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