Validity of self-reported height, weight and BMI as applied to trends in malnutrition in Davao City, Philippines.

Maria Fatima L Quianzon-ManuelNoleen Marie C FabianRichard Jonathan O Taduran

Published in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2023)

Modifying participant-gathered height and weight values is likely to result in discrepancies between self-reported and measured values. Identifying a person's height and weight status is crucial to understanding who among the population experience malnutrition. Thus, policymakers are called to strengthen educational support that trains respondents to report reliable and valid health data.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
healthcare
weight loss
public health
mental health
electronic health record
big data
artificial intelligence
machine learning
health information
risk assessment
data analysis
deep learning
body weight