TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic differences in discrepancies between self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index
AU - van Valkengoed, Irene G. M.
AU - Nicolaou, Mary
AU - Stronks, Karien
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We investigated the association between Hindustani-Surinamese (South Asian), African-Surinamese (African) or Dutch (European) ethnicity and discrepancies in self-reported versus measured weight, height and derived body mass index (BMI). Using data from the population-based SUNSET study among 35- to 60-year-old subjects in The Netherlands, we found that discrepancies among Hindustani-Surinamese men, African-Surinamese women and Hindustani-Surinamese women for weight and BMI, but not height were smaller than their Dutch counterparts. Ethnic differences observed imply that self-reported anthropometric measures may be unsuitable for surveillance and for studies that seek to quantify the role of obesity in health outcomes in ethnic groups
AB - We investigated the association between Hindustani-Surinamese (South Asian), African-Surinamese (African) or Dutch (European) ethnicity and discrepancies in self-reported versus measured weight, height and derived body mass index (BMI). Using data from the population-based SUNSET study among 35- to 60-year-old subjects in The Netherlands, we found that discrepancies among Hindustani-Surinamese men, African-Surinamese women and Hindustani-Surinamese women for weight and BMI, but not height were smaller than their Dutch counterparts. Ethnic differences observed imply that self-reported anthropometric measures may be unsuitable for surveillance and for studies that seek to quantify the role of obesity in health outcomes in ethnic groups
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckq138
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckq138
M3 - Article
C2 - 20884661
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 21
SP - 420
EP - 423
JO - European journal of public health
JF - European journal of public health
IS - 4
ER -