Validity of self-reported weight: a study of urban brazilian adults

• Main Authors: Schmidt Maria I. (Author), Duncan Bruce B. (Author), Tavares Mário (Author), Polanczyk Carísi A. (Author), Pellanda Lúcia (Author), Zimmer Paulo M. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In order to evaluate the validity of self-reported weight for use in obesity prevalence surveys, self-reported weight was compared to measured weight for 659 adults living in the Porto Alegre county, RS Brazil in 1986-87, both weights being obtained by a technician in the individual's home on t...