Validity of self-reported weight and stature in adolescents from Cuiabá, Central-Western Brazil

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the agreement between self-reported and measured weight and stature in adolescents. METHODS: Ninety-seven students from public and private high schools of Cuiabá, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil (14 to 19 years old), were examined to assess the validity of self-rep...

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Main Authors: Paulo Rogério Melo Rodrigues, Regina Maria Veras Gonçalves-Silva, Rosangela Alves Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2013-06-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732013000300003&lng=en&tlng=en