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The validity of self-report weight and height as a surrogate method for direct measurement

Received 29 November 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2010 ,Accepted 6 June 2010.

A-B. XY scatterplots comparing self-report weight and height with actual weight and height measurements for all participants (n = 264). Plot provides a visual demonstration of reproducibility between

A-B. XY scatterplots comparing self-report weight and height with actual weight and height measurements for all participants (n = 264). Plot provides a visual demonstration of reproducibility between measurement methods. The identity lines represent perfect agreement for data.
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A-C. Bland-Altman diagrams for comparison of self-report and actual weight, height, and BMI values for all participants (n = 264). Plotted is the difference between the two methods against their means

A-C. Bland-Altman diagrams for comparison of self-report and actual weight, height, and BMI values for all participants (n = 264). Plotted is the difference between the two methods against their means (bias) with limits of agreement ±1.96 SD (precision). BMI = body mass index.
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☆ Funding: This manuscript was supported by a grant from the NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (T32 NR007110, J. K. Williams, principal investigator).

PII: S0897-1897(10)00039-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.06.001

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