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Table 2 Mean measured and self-reported biometrics with average error (SD)

From: Assessing the accuracy of two proxy measures for BMI in a semi-rural, low-resource setting in Guatemala

 

Measured

Self-reported

Difference

Height (m)

1.51 (±0.066)

1.53 (±0.0869)

-0.027 (±0.056)

Weight (lbs)

135.19 (±24.212)

134.97 (±23.76)

0.227 (±10.107)

BMI

27.06 (±4.61)

26.17 (±4.649)

0.891 (±2.957)

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BMC Public Health

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