Table 1 Summary statistics on recorded and self-reported BMI
From: The consequences of measurement error when estimating the impact of obesity on income
Variable | Observations | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GUI | |||||
Recorded BMI | 6637 | 25.99 | 4.92 | 15.06 | 64.16 |
Self-reported BMI | 6637 | 25.31 | 4.61 | 12.70 | 69.44 |
NHANES | |||||
Recorded BMI | 2332 | 26.12 | 6.33 | 15.1 | 68.5 |
Self-reported BMI | 2332 | 25.31 | 5.77 | 10.9 | 72.6 |