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Height and Weight Bias: The Influence of Time

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  • Frances Shiely
  • Kevin Hayes
  • Ivan J Perry
  • C Cecily Kelleher

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Background: We have previously identified in a study of both self-reported body mass index (BMI) and clinically measured BMI that the sensitivity score in the obese category has declined over a 10-year period. It is known that self-reported weight is significantly lower that measured weight and that self-reported height is significantly higher than measured height. The purpose of this study is to establish if self-reported height bias or weight bias, or both, is responsible for the declining sensitivity in the obese category between self-reported and clinically measured BMI. Methods: We report on self-reported and clinically measured height and weight from three waves of the Surveys of Lifestyle Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) involving a nationally representative sample of Irish adults. Data were available from 66 men and 142 women in 1998, 147 men and 184 women in 2002 and 909 men and 1128 women in 2007. Respondents were classified into BMI categories normal (

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  • Frances Shiely & Kevin Hayes & Ivan J Perry & C Cecily Kelleher, 2013. "Height and Weight Bias: The Influence of Time," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0054386
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054386
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