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Table 7 Percent agreement between BMI calculated from self-reported weight and height and from electronic clinical databases: CMHS Cohort1, California.

From: California Men's Health Study (CMHS): a multiethnic cohort in a managed care setting

 

Self-Reported BMI2

BMI from clinical databases2

<25

25–29

30+

Total

<25

3059

596

34

3689

25–29

1078

6652

487

8217

30+

94

1424

5669

7187

Total

4231

8672

6190

19 093

% Agreement

   

80.6%

  1. 1 BMI validation includes only participants from northern California who had electronic BMI data available
  2. 2 BMI categories based on categories reported in clinical databases.