Open AccessSocioeconomic differentials in misclassification of height, weight and body mass index based on questionnaire data
Author(s) -
Gunnel Boström,
Finn Diderichsen
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.4.860
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , body mass index , underweight , demography , medicine , obesity , gerontology , overweight , population , environmental health , sociology
The purpose of this study was to analyse misclassification of height, weight and body mass index (BMI), derived from mail questionnaires, and its dependency on socioeconomic factors.
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