Temporal trends in misclassification patterns of measured and self-report based body mass index categories - findings from three population surveys in Ireland

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As the use of self-reported data to classify obesity continues, the temporal change in the accuracy of self-report measurement when compared to clinical measurement remains unclear. The objective of this study was to examine temporal...

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Main Authors: Kelleher C, Harrington Janas, Lutomski Jennifer, Perry Ivan J, Shiely Frances, McGee Hannah, Hayes Kevin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/560