ArticleObesity facts2015
Development and validation of correction formulas for self-reported height and weight to estimate BMI in adolescents. Results from the KiGGS study.
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- Reliability of Self-Reported Height and Weight in Children: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study and a Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- How accurate is the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents derived from self-reported data? A meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- Agreement between parent-report and EMR height, weight, and BMI among rural children.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Reversal of the Upward Trend of Obesity in Boys, but Not in Girls, in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Psychometric properties of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) among a sample of overweight/obese French-speaking adolescents.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Article
- Feasibility and validity of a statistical adjustment to reduce self-report bias of height and weight in wave 1 of the Add Health study.BMC medical research methodology · 2016Article
- Accuracy of BMI correction using multiple reports in children.BMC obesity · 2016Article
- Updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in 11- to 17-year-old adolescents in Germany. Results from the telephone-based KiGGS Wave 1 after correction for bias in self-reports.BMC public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe use of reported instead of measured height and weight induces a bias in prevalence rates for overweight and obesity. Therefore, correction formulas are necessary.
methodsSelf-reported and measured height and weight were available from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) baseline study (2003-2006) from 3,468 adolescents aged 11-17 years. With regression analyses, correction formulas for height and weight were developed. Cross-validation was conducted in order to validate and compare the formulas. Corrected BMI was calculated, and corrected prevalence rates were estimated. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for overweight and obesity were calculated.
resultsThrough the correction procedure, the mean differences between reported and measured height and weight become remarkably smaller and thus the estimated prevalence rates more accurate. The corrected proportions for overweight and obesity are less under-reported, while the corrected proportions for underweight are less over-reported. Sensitivity for overweight and obesity increased after correction. Specificity remained high.
conclusionThe validation process showed that the correction formulas are an appropriate tool to correct self-reports on an individual level in order to estimate corrected prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in adolescents for studies which have collected self-reports only.
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