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Table 2 Summary statistics on self-reported measurement error in BMI

From: The consequences of measurement error when estimating the impact of obesity on income

Variable

Observations

Mean

Standard deviation

Minimum

Maximum

GUI

Self-reported BMI error

6637

–.672

1.68

−12.33

9.50

NHANES

Self-reported BMI error

2332

–.8106

1.71

−14.79

12.92