We designed an experiment to explore the extent of measurement error in body mass index (BMI), when based on self …-reported body weight and height. We find that there is a systematic age gradient in the reporting error in BMI, while there is …-reported BMI in studies that use it as an outcome, for example, to analyse socioeconomic gradients in obesity. However, our results …

We designed an experiment to explore the extent of measurement error in body mass index (BMI), when based on self …-reported body weight and height. We find that there is a systematic age gradient in the reporting error in BMI, while there is …-reported BMI in studies that use it as an outcome, for example, to analyse socioeconomic gradients in obesity. However, our results …

We designed an experiment to explore the extent of measurement error in body mass index (BMI), when based on self …-reported body weight and height. We find that there is a systematic age gradient in the reporting error in BMI, while there is …-reported BMI in studies that use it as an outcome, for example, to analyse socioeconomic gradients in obesity. However, our results …

We designed an experiment to explore the extent of measurement error in body mass index (BMI), when based on self …-reported body weight and height. We find that there is a systematic age gradient in the reporting error in BMI, while there is …-reported BMI in studies that use it as an outcome, for example, to analyse socioeconomic gradients in obesity. However, our results …

distribution. BMI distributions based on the hybrid measures are close to those based on measured data, while BMI based on self …-reported data under-estimates the true BMI distribution. Analysis of regression models for health care utilization shows little … differences between the relationship with BMI when it is based on measured data or on our hybrid BMI measure, however some …

distribution. BMI distributions based on the hybrid measures are close to those based on measured data, while BMI based on self …-reported data under-estimates the true BMI distribution. Analysis of regression models for health care utilization shows little … differences between the relationship with BMI when it is based on measured data or on our hybrid BMI measure, however some …

height distribution. BMI distributions based on the hybrid measures are close to those based on measured data, while BMI … based on self‐reported data under‐estimates the true BMI distribution. Analysis of regression models for health care … utilization shows little differences between the relationship with BMI when it is based on measured data or on our hybrid BMI …