First author (year) | Focus of research | Research findings |
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Fahimi (2008) | Comparison of BRFSS, NHANES, and NHIS measures of height and weight | NHIS and BRFSS height measures differed by .14 inches |
NHIS and BRFSS weight measures differed by 1.2% | ||
BRFSS and NHANES height measures were statistically identical | ||
BRFSS weight measures fell between measures taken by NHANES (self-reports) and NHIS | ||
Ezzati (2006) | Weighting BRFSS self-reports of height and weight by NHANES to correct for bias/ underestimation | BRFSS underestimation from 1999–2002 averaged 5.9%, but could be corrected by weighting |
Yun (2006) | Weighting BRFSS self-reports of height and weight by NHANES to correct for bias/ underestimation by race, gender and age | BRFSS underestimated prevalence of obesity and overweight groups by 9.5 and 5.7 percentage points, respectively, Estimates for femalesaged 20–39 differed from NHANES physical measures most often. |