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Chunk #30 — Discussion

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Accuracy and usefulness of BMI measures based on self-reported weight and height: findings from the NHANES & NHIS 2001-2006.
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points below the NHANES estimate based on measured height and weight. In short, the lack of anticipation of an actual measurement may have led to a less "realistic" self-reporting in the NHIS. Clearly, what is needed for even better BMI adjustments are comparisons of self-reported and measured height and weight from population-based surveys, in which respondents would not anticipate being measured, when asked to report on their height and weight.