Table B
Coefficients for model to convert self-reported adult (20 or older) body mass index (BMI) value to measured BMI value, by sex, derived from subsample data from the 2005/2006 Canadian Community Health Survey

Table B
Coefficients for model to convert self-reported adult (20 or older) body mass index (BMI) value to measured BMI value, by sex, derived from subsample data from the 2005/2006 Canadian Community Health Survey
Table summary
This table displays the results of Coefficients for model to convert self-reported adult (20 or older) body mass index (BMI) value to measured BMI value. The information is grouped by Terms (x) (appearing as row headers), Men and Women, calculated using Mean (μ) and Variance (τ) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Terms (x) Men Women Men Women
Mean (μ) Variance (τ)
BMI based on self-reported height and weight 1.038 1.080 0.037 0.090
BMI category based on self-reported height and weight
Underweight 0.276 0.174 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Normal weight -0.638 -0.097 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Overweight -0.322 -0.203 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Obese -0.608 -0.142 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Age group
20 to 24 -0.634 -0.756 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 to 34 -0.303 -0.544 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
35 to 44 -0.538 -0.482 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
45 to 54 -0.370 -0.234 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
55 to 64 0.067 -0.176 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
65 to 74 0.475 -0.024 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
75 or older 0 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Educational attainment
Less than secondary graduation 0.569 -0.016 0.122 -0.822
Secondary graduation 0.616 -0.662 -0.227 -1.405
Some postsecondary 0.644 -0.533 0.467 -1.353
Postsecondary graduation 0.778 -0.357 -0.023 -1.390
... not applicable
Note: The BMI conversion model for adults is: BMImeasured| x, z ~ logistic (μ = β’x(Self-reported BMI, Age group, Education level), τ), where logistic(μ,τ) refers to logistic distribution with mean μ and variance τ.
Source: 2005/2006 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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