Validity and reliability of self-reported weight, height and body mass index from telephone interviews Validade e confiabilidade do peso, estatura e índice de massa corporal auto-referidos obtidos por entrevista telefônica

• Auteurs principaux: Alessandra Lucca (Auteur), Erly Catarina Moura (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with the validity of self-reported anthropometric measures. The authors selected 726 adults, aged 40 or older, living in the greater metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. Self-reported weights and heights obtained from telephone inte...