Accuracy of Parent-Measured and Parent-Estimated Heights and Weights in Determining Child Weight Status.

Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam; Acciai, Francesco; DeLia, Derek; Lloyd, Kristen; Yedidia, Michael J · JAMA Pediatr · 2019

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

This cohort study assesses whether parent measurements of children’s height and weight are more accurate than their respective estimates for determining weight status and how both compare with professionally measured data.