Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10512404 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Self-report bias had significant consequences for the accuracy of a screen for overweight and obesity. Actual and perceived body size each contribute to underreporting body weight. Self-reports will remain an important health surveillance tool but should not be relied on exclusively to detect weight problems. Accuracy checks of self-report data may improve surveys of weight problems in young people.
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Authors
Frank J. Ph.D., Chris M.Sc., Chris M.Sc., Laurence Ph.D.,