Self-Reported and Measured BMI in Ireland: Should We Adjust the Obesity Thresholds?

Using the nationally representative Slan dataset of 2007 we analyse the relationship between self-reported and measured BMI. We find that self-reported BMI significantly underestimates obesity rates and suggest that the traditional threshold of 30 should be adjusted downwards. We outline a number of approaches to choose the optimal threshold and results suggest that the new obesity threshold for self-reported BMI could be as low as 26.

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Year of publication:	2013-02-14
Authors:	Madden, David
Institutions:	School of Economics, University College Dublin
Subject:	body mass index \| receiver operating characteristic \| sensitivity \| specificity

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 201301 20 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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