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Table 4 Cross-classification analyses for parent-reported (measured versus estimated) and accurately measured (by school nurse) BMI-categories*

From: Validity of parent-reported weight and height of preschool children measured at home or estimated without home measurement: a validation study

 

Reported versus measured BMI

  

Parental report

Same category

(%)

Adjacent category

(%)

Extreme category

(%)

Weighted kappa

(95% CI)

Weight and height estimated

55

42

3

0.25

(0.07 to 0.43)

Weight and height measured at home

72

25

2

0.39

(0.22 to 0.57)

  1. * The IOTF cut-off values for determining underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity in the 266 children
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