The reliability of in-home measures of height and weight in large cohort studies: Evidence from Add Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the emergence of obesity as a global health issue an increasing number of major demographic surveys are collecting measured anthropometric data. Yet little is known about the characteristics and reliability of these data.

Objectives

We evaluate the accuracy and reliability of anthropometric data collected in the home during Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), compare our estimates to national standard, clinic-based estimates from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and, using both sources, provide a detailed anthropometric description of young adults in the United States.

Methods

The reliability of Add Health in-home anthropometric measures was estimated from repeat examinatio

SUBMITTER: Hussey JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4487879 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature