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.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series ; No. WP13/01
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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body mass index
receiver operating characteristic
sensitivity
specificity
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Madden, David
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics
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Dublin
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Madden, David
- University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics
Entstanden
- 2013