A 10-year decline in self-recognition of obesity: trends in sensitivity and specificity from three population surveys in ireland
- F. Shiely1,
- K. Hayes2,
- J. Lutomski1,
- J. Harrington1,
- H. McGee3,
- C. C. Kelleher4,
- I. J. Perry1
- 1Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, UK
- 2Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- 3Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- 4School of Public Health and Population Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Objectives
To examine trends in sensitivity and specificity of self-reported vs clinically measured body mass index (BMI) from three adult national lifestyle surveys over a 10 year period.
Design and Participants
Cross-sectional studies involving nationally representative samples in 1998, 2002 and 2007. Data on both self-reported and measured height and weight were available from 66 men and 142 women in …
