Arbeitspapier

Self-reported and measured BMI in Ireland: Should we adjust the obesity thresholds?

Using the nationally representative Slan dataset of 2007 we analyse the relationship between self-reported and measured BMI. We find that selfreported BMI significantly underestimates obesity rates and suggest that the traditional threshold of 30 should be adjusted downwards. We outline a number of approaches to choose the optimal threshold and results suggest that the new obesity threshold for self-reported BMI could be as low as 26.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series ; No. WP13/01

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
body mass index
receiver operating characteristic
sensitivity
specificity

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Madden, David
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics
(wo)
Dublin
(wann)
2013

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Madden, David
  • University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2013

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