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Self-reported weight and height

Rowland, ML·1990·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Abstract

The error in self-reported weight and height compared with measured weight and height was evaluated in a nationally representative sample of 11,284 adults aged 20-74 y from the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 1976-1980. Although weight and height were reported, on the average, with small errors, self-reported weight and height are unreliable in important population subgroups. Errors in self-reporting weight were directly related to a person's overweight status--bias and unreliability in self-report increased directly with the magnitude of overweight. Errors in self-reported weight were greater in overweight females than in overweight males. Race, age, and end-digit preference were ancillary predictors of reporting error in weight. Errors in self-reporting height were related to a person's age--bias and unreliability in self-reporting increased directly with age after age 45 y. Overweight status was also a predictor of reporting error in height.

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Authors
Rowland, M.
Affiliations
National Center for Health Statistics (US)
Corresponding author
Rowland, ML
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1990-12
Volume
52
Issue
6
Pages
1125-1133
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1845276255
Cited by
994
References
17
Citations by year
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FWCI
22.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
self-reported weight, self-reported height, measurement error, overweight, reporting bias, reliability statistics, sex differences, racial differences, age differences, NHANES II
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Body Height, Body Weight, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Regression Analysis, Self Concept, Sex Factors, Bias, Multivariate Analysis

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