Nutrition Journal

Table 3 Sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of overweight or obesity defined as body mass index >= 25 kg/m² calculated from self-reported height and weight by gender, age, and ethnicity: NHANES III.(weighted)

From: Ethnic variation in validity of classification of overweight and obesity using self-reported weight and height in American women and men: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

		Ethnicity
		EA	AA	MA
Men
20–59y	Sensitivity	93	92	83
	PPV	92	89	89
60+y	Sensitivity	87	88	82
	PPV	96	90	94
Women
20–59y	Sensitivity	88	89	72
	PPV	96	97	95
60+y	Sensitivity	80	83	69
	PPV	98	97	95
N		6846	4431	3748

EA, Non-Hispanic European American, AA, Non-Hispanic African American, MA, Mexican American, PPV, positive predictive value

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