Accuracy of Teen and Parental Reports of Obesity and Body Mass Index

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Summary

Parental report is a better indicator of obesity than teen report of weight status, but parental and teen reports are both poor predictors of adolescent obesity.

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Published
2000-07-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Body mass index, Overweight, Obesity, Demography

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