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. 2010 Sep 17;10:560. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-560

Table 2.

Cross-tabulations, sensitivity and specificity, of measured and self-reported BMI for all respondents, males and females, in SLÁN 2

All Subjects

BMI Groups (Self-report)



Normal
Overweight
Obese
Totals
BMI Groups (Measured)
Normal
102 (96.2)*
4 (3.8)
0 (0)
106 (32)
Overweight
40 (28.8)
94 (67.6)
5 (3.6)
139 (42)
Obese
0 (0)
31 (36)
55 (64)
86 (26)
Totals
142
129
60
331 (100)
Specificity
82.2
81.8
98

Males

BMI Groups (Self-report)



Normal
Overweight
Obese
Totals
BMI Groups (Measured)
Normal
30 (100)
0 (0)
0 (0)
30 (20.4)
Overweight
20 (26.7)
55 (73.3)
0 (0)
75 (51)
Obese
0 (0)
17 (40.5)
25 (59.5)
42 (28.6)
Totals
50
72
25
147 (100)
Specificity
82.9
76.4
100

Females

BMI Groups (Self-report)



Normal
Overweight
Obese
Totals
BMI Groups (Measured) Normal
72 (94.7)
4 (5.3)
0 (0)
76 (41.3)
Overweight
20 (31.2)
39 (60.9)
5 (7.8)
64 (34.8)
Obese
0 (0)
14 (31.8)
30 (68.2)
44 (23.9)
Totals
92
57
35
184 (100)
Specificity 81.5 85 96.4

*Sensitivity for normal, overweight and obese categories is represented in parenthesis in bold figures.