Brief Report - parent-reported compared with researcher-measured child height and weight: Its impact on body mass index classification in Australian pre-school aged children.
Jacklyn Kay JacksonAlice GradyChristophe LecathelinaisAlison FieldingSze Lin YoongPublished in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2023)
There was 'fair/weak' agreement between parent-reported and measured estimates of child weight status. SO WHAT?: Parent's report of weight and height may be a weak indicator of adiposity for individual children however it may can be useful for population health research. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.