title: Correction equations to adjust self-reported height and weight for obesity estimates among college students.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to generate correction equations for self-reported height and weight quartiles and to test the accuracy of the body mass index (BMI) classification based on corrected self-reported height and weight among 739 male and 434 female college students. The BMIqc (from height and weight quartile-specific, corrected self-reported measurements) provided a more accurate estimation of BMI classification than BMIc (from corrected self-reported measurements) and BMIs (from self-reported measurements) by showing a greater ability to predict cases with either a high or a low BMI category while still maintaining a high specificity. However, the equations are applicable only to Caucasian college student populations, so cross-validation in similar populations is needed before they are used more broadly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-5060, USA.
authors.forename: Arupendra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mozumdar
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liguori
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057566:Self Report; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult