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Title: Prediction of Body Mass Index Using Concurrently Self-Reported or Previously Measured Height and Weight.
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2016
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ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167288
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PMID: 27898706
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To compare alternative models for the imputation of BMIM (measured weight in kilograms/measured height in meters squared) in a longitudinal study. METHODS We used data from 11,008 adults examined at wave III (2001-2002) and wave IV (2007-2008) in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Participants were asked their height and weight before being measured. Equations to predict wave IV BMIM were developed in an 80% random subsample and evaluated in the remaining participants. The validity of models that included BMI constructed from previously measured height and weight (BMIPM) was compared to the validity of models that used BMI calculated from concurrently self-reported height and weight (BMISR). The usefulness of including demographics and perceived weight category in those models was also examined. RESULTS The model that used BMISR, compared to BMIPM, as the only variable produced a larger R2 (0.913 vs. 0.693), a smaller root mean square error (2.07 vs. 3.90 kg/m2) and a lower bias between normal-weight participants and those with obesity (0.98 vs. 4.24 kg/m2). The performance of the model containing BMISR alone was not substantially improved by the addition of demographics, perceived weight category or BMIPM. CONCLUSIONS Our work is the first to show that concurrent self-reports of height and weight may be more useful than previously measured height and weight for imputation of missing BMIM when the time interval between measures is relatively long. Other time frames and alternatives to in-person collection of self-reported data need to be examined.
Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27898706
Url: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC5127553
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Authors: Cui, Zhaohui; Stevens, June; Truesdale, Kimberly P; Zeng, Donglin; French, Simone A; Gordon-Larsen, Penny
Periodical (Full): PloS one
Issue: 11
Volume: 11
Pages: e0167288
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