Finally, in order to provide independent evidence of the applicability of the adjustments of BMI scores based on self-rated height and weight, we used the regression weights from Table 3 and created an adjusted BMI score using the 1999-2000 NHANES sample of adult respondents (N = 5448). As with the 2001-2006 NHANES data, the adjusted BMI score from the prediction model improves the sensitivity of being classified as overweight or more (BMI 25+) to 94.2% (from 91.2%) and the sensitivity of being classified as obese (BMI of 30+) to 90.9% (from 83.9%).
