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Table 1 Average intra-class correlation coefficients (95% CI) for body weight, height, BMI and waist circumference in all 1298 subjects

From: Accuracy of self-reported body weight, height and waist circumference in a Dutch overweight working population

Anthropometrics

ICC

95% CI

Body weight (kg)

1.00

0.99 to 1.00

Body height (cm)

0.99

0.99 to 0.99

BMI (kg/m2)

0.99

0.98 to 0.99

WC (cm)*

0.96

0.94 to 0.97

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index; WC = waist circumference
  2. * Results on WC are based on a sub-sample of 250 subjects (176 males and 74 females)
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

ISSN: 1471-2288

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