Skeie, Guri; Mode, Nicolle; Henningsen, Maria; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-02)
Background: Body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight has been
criticized as being biased because of an observed tendency for overweight and obese people
to overestimate height and underestimate weight, resulting in higher misclassification for
these groups. We examined the validity of BMI based on self-reported values in a sample of
Norwegian women aged 44–64 years.
Methods: ...