The accuracy of self-reported height, weight and BMI in a sample of emerging adult college students across California: an observational study.

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Title: The accuracy of self-reported height, weight and BMI in a sample of emerging adult college students across California: an observational study.
Authors: Yalif IU; Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Pl, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA., Hoyt LT; Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, New York, NY, 10458, USA., Calderón L; School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16Th Street, 2Nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA., Bidopia T; Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, New York, NY, 10458, USA., Burke NL; Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, New York, NY, 10458, USA., Chaffee BW; School of Dentistry, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health, University of California San Francisco, 95 Kirkham Street Box 1361, San Francisco, CA, 94066, USA., Gamba R; Department of Public Health, California State University, East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA, 94542, USA., Atherwood S; School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16Th Street, 2Nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA., Bae J; Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, New York, NY, 10458, USA., Cohen AK; School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16Th Street, 2Nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA. alison.cohen@ucsf.edu.
Source: BMC medical research methodology [BMC Med Res Methodol] 2026 Jan 12; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 12.
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