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

Table 3.

Cross-tabulations, sensitivity and specificity, of measured and self-reported BMI for all respondents, males and females, in SLÁN 2007

All Subjects

BMI Groups (Self-report)



Normal
Overweight
Obese
Totals
BMI Groups (Measured)
Normal
692 (94.3)*
41 (5.6)
1 (0.1)
734 (36)
Overweight
248 (30.8)
531 (66)
26 (3.2)
805 (39.5)
Obese
20 (4)
212 (42.6)
266 (53.4)
498 (24.4)
Totals
960
784
293
2037 (100)
Specificity
79.4
79.5
98.2

Males

BMI Groups (Self-report)



Normal
Overweight
Obese
Totals
BMI Groups (Measured)
Normal
242 (92.4)
20 (7.6)
0 (0)
262 (28.8)
Overweight
101 (24.4)
296 (71.5)
17 (4.1)
414 (45.5)
Obese
5 (2.1)
101 (43.3)
127 (54.5)
233 (25.6)
Totals
348
417
144
909 (100)
Specificity
83.6
75.6
97.5

Females

BMI Groups (Self-report)



Normal
Overweight
Obese
Totals
BMI Groups (Measured) Normal
450 (95.3)
21 (4.4)
1 (0.2)
472 (41.8)
Overweight
147 (37.6)
235 (60.1)
9 (2.3)
391 (34.7)
Obese
15 (5.7)
111 (41.9)
139 (52.5)
265 (23.5)
Totals
612
367
149
1128 (100)
Specificity 75.3 82.1 98.8

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