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Body Mass Index and the measurement of obesity

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2006-12)

This paper proposes a new method of measuring obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI) data. Conventional measures which simply count the number of individuals with BMI in excess of an upper limit ignore the extent by which ...
A profile of obesity in Ireland, 2002-2007

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-03)

Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we take a number of approaches to profile the change in obesity in Ireland over the 2002-2007 period. There is no evidence of either first or second order stochastic ...
Self-reported and measured BMI in Ireland: should we adjust the obesity thresholds?

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2013-02)

Using the nationally representative Slan dataset of 2007 we analyse the relationship between self-reported and measured BMI. We find that self-reported BMI significantly underestimates obesity rates and suggest that the ...
The socioeconomic gradient of obesity in Ireland

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-10)

Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we calculate concentration indices for the incidence of obesity for men and women. We finder higher concentration indices for women than for men, but we also find that ...