Self-Reported vs Measured Body Mass Indices in Migraineurs
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Ethnic differences in discrepancies between self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index.
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 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0017-8748,1526-4610
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2009.01400.x