Socioeconomic differentials in misclassification of height, weight and body mass index based on questionnaire data

G Boström, Finn Diderichsen

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Epidemiology
Volume26
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)860-6
Number of pages7
ISSN0300-5771
Publication statusPublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Body Height
  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Weight
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Self Disclosure
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sweden

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