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Comparison of self-reported and measured height and weight
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Screening data from the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program in Minneapolis, MN, 1973-1974 provided an opportunity to evaluate the accuracy of self-report of height and weight, and it was found that both were reported, on the average, with small but systematic errors.Abstract:
Screening data from the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program in Minneapolis, MN, 1973-1974, provided an opportunity to evaluate the accuracy of self-report of height and weight. It was found that both were reported, on the average, with small but systematic errors. Large errors were found in certain population subgroups. Also, men and women differed somewhat in their pattern of misreporting. Weight was understated by 1.6% by men and 3.1% by women, whereas height was overstated by 1.3% by men and 0.6% by women. As in previous studies, it was found that the most important correlates of the amount of error were the actual measurements of height and weight. An interesting finding was that misreporting of both height and weight in men was correlated with both aspects of body size, whereas for women, it was related mainly to the characteristic in question. Certain other demographic variables, such as age and educational level, were also found to have some importance as factors influencing misreporting.read more
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Height and weight in two English towns.
J O'Clarey,M Nelson +1 more
TL;DR: Preliminary data on the distributions of height and weight in two towns with different reported incidences of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) were obtained, showing that men and women in Chester were on average taller than in Stoke-on-Trent, the difference being statistically significant.
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Discrepancies in self-reported and measured anthropometric measurements and indices among older Australians: prevalence and correlates
Jane M. Fry,Jeromey Temple +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors applied regression analysis to a large nationally representative survey data with contemporaneous self-reports and measurements on 3412 individuals aged 65 or over, provided estimates of the difference between self-reported and measurements of weight, height and BMI for older Australians, analysing demographic, socioeconomic and health correlates of estimated differences.