Validity of self-reported body mass index of Japanese children and adolescents
Pediatrics International, 12/23/2011
Yoshitake N et al. – Self–reported body mass index (BMI) was generally reliable for predicting the number of overweight Japanese children and adolescents. However, there is slight discrepancy in self–reported BMI and measured BMI, and self–reported BMI should be used with caution keeping the variance and concordance rate in mind.






