comparison of bmi derived from parent-reported height and weight with measured values results from the german kiggs studybmi来源于家长反映比较身高和体重从德国kiggs研究的结果与测量值.pdf

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 632-647; doi:10.3390/ijerph9020632 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Comparison of BMI Derived from Parent-Reported Height and Weight with Measured Values: Results from the German KiGGS Study Anna-Kristin Brettschneider *, Ute Ellert and Angelika Schaffrath Rosario Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting, Robert Koch Institute, 13302 Berlin, Germany; E-Mails: EllertU@rki.de (U.E.); RosarioA@rki.de (A.S.R.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: BrettschneiderA@rki.de; Tel.: +49-30-18754-3433; Fax: +49-30-18754-3333. Received: 24 December 2011; in revised form: 6 February 2012 / Accepted: 9 February 2012 / Published: 16 February 2012 Abstract: The use of parent-reported height and weight is a cost-efficient instrument to assess the prevalence of children’s weight status in large-scale surveys. This study aimed to examine the accuracy of BMI derived from parent-reported height and weight and to identify potential predictors of the validity of BMI derived from parent-reported data. A subsample of children aged 2–17 years (n = 9,187) was taken from the 2003–2006 cross-sectional German KiGGS study. Pare