| Title |
Height and Weight Bias: The Influence of Time
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0054386 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Frances Shiely, Kevin Hayes, Ivan J. Perry, C. Cecily Kelleher |
| Abstract |
We have previously identified in a study of both self-reported body mass index (BMI) and clinically measured BMI that the sensitivity score in the obese category has declined over a 10-year period. It is known that self-reported weight is significantly lower that measured weight and that self-reported height is significantly higher than measured height. The purpose of this study is to establish if self-reported height bias or weight bias, or both, is responsible for the declining sensitivity in the obese category between self-reported and clinically measured BMI. |
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| Spain | 1 | 1% |
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| Lecturer | 6 | 8% |
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