Nutrition Journal

Table 4 Specificity and predictive value negative (PVN) of overweight or obesity defined as body mass index >= 25 kg/m²) calculated from self-reported height and weight by gender, age, and ethnicity: NHANES III.(weighted)

From: Ethnic variation in validity of classification of overweight and obesity using self-reported weight and height in American women and men: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

		Ethnicity
		EA	AA	MA
Men
20–59y	Specificity	89	85	82
	PVN	90	89	74
60+y	Specificity	93	86	89
	PVN	77	84	69
Women
20–59y	Specificity	97	94	93
	PVN	91	83	64
60+y	Specificity	98	91	91
	PVN	78	63	51
N		6846	4431	3748

EA, Non-Hispanic European American, AA, Non-Hispanic African American, MA, Mexican American

Back to article page

ISSN: 1475-2891

Contact us

General enquiries: journalsubmissions@springernature.com