S27 BMI CLASS -W4

Variable Description

Name
H4BMICLS
Label
S27 BMI CLASS -W4
Dataset
wave4

Summary Statistics for 'H4BMICLS'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid underweight: <18.5 214
1.38%
1.36%
2 Valid normal 18.5-<25 4,869
31.41%
31.01%
3 Valid overweight: 25-<30 4,654
30.02%
29.64%
4 Valid obese I: 30-<35 2,854
18.41%
18.18%
5 Valid obese II: 35-<40 1,457
9.40%
9.28%
6 Valid obese III: 40+ 1,403
9.05%
8.94%
88 Valid over limit 20
0.13%
0.13%
89 Valid weight inconsistent with height, waist and sex 31
0.20%
0.20%
96 Missing refused 139
0.89%
97 Missing legitimate skip 8
0.05%
99 Missing invalid data 52
0.33%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
15701 15502 199 1 89

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Represented Variable
Body Mass Index classification

Source Questions

H4BMICLS

Lineage

Concordance

Add Health
Wave IV
Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave IV In-Home Interview
H4BMICLS
underweight: <18.5
1.38%
normal 18.5-<25
31.41%
overweight: 25-<30
30.02%
obese I: 30-<35
18.41%
obese II: 35-<40
9.40%
obese III: 40+
9.05%
over limit
0.13%
weight inconsistent with height, waist and sex
0.20%
Add Health
Wave IV
Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave IV In-Home Interview
H4BMICLS
underweight: <18.5
1.36%
normal 18.5-<25
31.01%
overweight: 25-<30
29.64%
obese I: 30-<35
18.18%
obese II: 35-<40
9.28%
obese III: 40+
8.94%
over limit
0.13%
weight inconsistent with height, waist and sex
0.20%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4BMICLS 15,502 199 1 89
Add Health
Wave IV
Wave IV In-Home Interview
Wave IV In-Home Interview
H4BMICLS
underweight: <18.5 1
normal 18.5-<25 2
overweight: 25-<30 3
obese I: 30-<35 4
obese II: 35-<40 5
obese III: 40+ 6
over limit 88
weight inconsistent with height, waist and sex 89