A comparison of direct vs. self‐report measures for assessing height, weight and body mass index: a systematic review

SC Gorber, M Tremblay, D Moher, B Gorber - Obesity reviews, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a rapidly increasing public health problem, with surveillance most often based on
self‐reported values of height and weight. We conducted a systematic review to determine …

Obesity as a risk factor for low back pain: a meta-analysis

TT Zhang, Z Liu, YL Liu, JJ Zhao, DW Liu… - Clinical spine …, 2018‏ - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A meta-analysis. Objective: To update the current knowledge about the
association between overweight, obesity, and low back pain (LBP) risk, we conducted a …

Overweight, obesity, and mortality from cancer in a prospectively studied cohort of US adults

EE Calle, C Rodriguez… - New England Journal …, 2003‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background The influence of excess body weight on the risk of death from cancer has not
been fully characterized. Methods In a prospectively studied population of more than …

Emotional eating in overweight, normal weight, and underweight individuals

A Geliebter, A Aversa - Eating behaviors, 2003‏ - Elsevier
Emotional states and situations can affect food intake. We predicted that underweight
individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as …

Effects of age on validity of self-reported height, weight, and body mass index: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994

MF Kuczmarski, RJ Kuczmarski, M Najjar - Journal of the American Dietetic …, 2001‏ - Elsevier
Objective To compare self-reported to measured heights and weights of adults examined in
the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), and to determine …

Prospective association between obesity and depression: evidence from the Alameda County Study

RE Roberts, S Deleger, WJ Strawbridge… - International journal of …, 2003‏ - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine the temporal relation between obesity and depression to
determine if each constitutes a risk factor for the other. DESIGN: A two-wave, 5-y …

Self-reported weight and height

ML Rowland - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1990‏ - Elsevier
The error in self-reported weight and height compared with measured weight and height
was evaluated in a nationally representative sample of 11,284 adults aged 20–74 y from the …

Over the limit: the association among health, race and debt

P Drentea, PJ Lavrakas - Social science & medicine, 2000‏ - Elsevier
This research responds to the call for more research on the conceptualization and
measurement of socio-economic status that moves beyond merely considering education …

[HTML][HTML] Criteria for definition of overweight in transition: background and recommendations for the United States

RJ Kuczmarski, KM Flegal - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2000‏ - Elsevier
Overweight and obesity are leading nutrition-related disorders of clinical and public health
concern. Assessment and classification of these conditions are dependent on specific body …

Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975‐2008, featuring cancers associated with excess weight and lack of sufficient physical activity

C Eheman, SJ Henley, R Ballard‐Barbash, EJ Jacobs… - Cancer, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Annual updates on cancer occurrence and trends in the United States are
provided through collaboration between the American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for …