Table 5.

Sensitivity and positive predictive value (PVP) of obesity defined as body mass index >= 30 kg/m² calculated from self-reported height and weight by gender, age, and ethnicity: NHANES III.(weighted)

		Ethnicity
		EA	AA	MA
Men
20–59y	Sensitivity	77	78	75
	PPV	93	88	83
60+y	Sensitivity	65	67	70
	PPV	93	88	83
Women
20–59y	Sensitivity	76	77	61
	PPV	95	93	94
60+y	Sensitivity	66	73	57
	PPV	98	93	94
N		6846	4431	3748

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