Temporal trends in misclassification patterns of measured and self-report based body mass index categories - findings from three population surveys in Ireland

• Main Authors: Kelleher C (Author), Harrington Janas (Author), Lutomski Jennifer (Author), Perry Ivan J (Author), Shiely Frances (Author), McGee Hannah (Author), Hayes Kevin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As the use of self-reported data to classify obesity continues, the temporal change in the accuracy of self-report measurement when compared to clinical measurement remains unclear. The objective of this study was to examine temporal...