A comparison of measured versus self-reported anthropometrics for assessing obesity in adults: a literature review.
CONCLUSIONS: With globally rising obesity rates, accurate estimation of obesity is essential for effective public health policies to support obesity prevention. As self-report bias tends to be higher among overweight and obese individuals, measured anthropometrics provide a more reliable tool for assessing the prevalence of obesity.
PMID: 29528773 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maukonen M, Männistö S, Tolonen H Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research