Agreement between self-reported and measured weight, height, and derived BMI by educational attainment across racial and ethnic groups of US women
Despite higher measurement error in weight among Black and Latina participants with ≥college education, self-reported and objectively measured BMI categories showed high agreement across groups. Results support the utility of self-reported data that reliably estimate BMI category across socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groups in this cohort.
Authors
- Fatima Cody Stanford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-533X)
- Karla N. Kendrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8347-4724)
- Symielle A. Gaston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9495-1592)
- Dale P. Sandler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6776-0018)
- Chandra L. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0915-8272)
- Bethany T. Ogbenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1479-9064)
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US)
- Lahey Medical Center (US)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01784-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences