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Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults

Dratva, Julia and Bertelsen, Randi and Janson, Christer and Johannessen, Ane and Benediktsdóttir, Bryndis and Bråbäck, Lennart and Dharmage, Shyamali C. and Forsberg, Bertil and Gislason, Thorarinn and Jarvis, Debbie and Jogi, Rain and Lindberg, Eva and Norback, Dan and Omenaas, Ernst and Skorge, Trude D. and Sigsgaard, Torben and Toren, Kjell and Waatevik, Marie and Wieslander, Gundula and Schlünssen, Vivi and Svanes, Cecilie and Real, Francisco Gomez. (2016) Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults. Public Health Nutrition, 19 (11). pp. 1944-1951.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to validate figural drawing scales depicting extremely lean to extremely obese subjects to obtain proxies for BMI and waist circumference in postal surveys.; Reported figural scales and anthropometric data from a large population-based postal survey were validated with measured anthropometric data from the same individuals by means of receiver-operating characteristic curves and a BMI prediction model.; Adult participants in a Scandinavian cohort study first recruited in 1990 and followed up twice since.; Individuals aged 38-66 years with complete data for BMI (n 1580) and waist circumference (n 1017).; Median BMI and waist circumference increased exponentially with increasing figural scales. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analyses showed a high predictive ability to identify individuals with BMI > 25·0 kg/m2 in both sexes. The optimal figural scales for identifying overweight or obese individuals with a correct detection rate were 4 and 5 in women, and 5 and 6 in men, respectively. The prediction model explained 74 % of the variance among women and 62 % among men. Predicted BMI differed only marginally from objectively measured BMI.; Figural drawing scales explained a large part of the anthropometric variance in this population and showed a high predictive ability for identifying overweight/obese subjects. These figural scales can be used with confidence as proxies of BMI and waist circumference in settings where objective measures are not feasible.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Air Pollution and Health (Künzli)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Air Pollution and Health (Künzli)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
UniBasel Contributors:Dratva, Julia
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:1368-9800
e-ISSN:1475-2727
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:13 Oct 2017 09:30
Deposited On:27 Oct 2016 13:33

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