Validity of self-reported anthropometry in adult Mexican women

• Main Authors: Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo (Author), Elsa Yunes-Diaz (Author), Martin Lajous (Author), Isabelle Romieu (Author), Adriana Monge (Author), Ruy López-Ridaura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To compare direct and self-reported anthro­pometry in Mexican women. Materials and methods. Women aged 30-72 years, participating in the Mexican Teach­ers' Cohort, completed a questionnaire with their anthropo­metric data in 2006-2008. After eleven months (median time), technicians p...