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Table 2 Differences between self-reported and objective measures in SPAN 2000-2002 and 2004-2005 pooled data

From: Measuring the bias, precision, accuracy, and validity of self-reported height and weight in assessing overweight and obesity status among adolescents using a surveillance system

 

Difference in Height (cm)

Difference in Weight (kg)

Difference in BMI (kg/m2)

 

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

 

Median (95%CI)

p-value1

Median (95%CI)

p-value1

Median (95%CI)

p-value1

Median (95%CI)

p-value1

Median (95%CI)

p-value1

Median (95%CI)

p-value1

8th Grade

African American

1.22 (0.69,1.75)

<0.001

0.92 (-0.62,2.46)

0.238

-0.98 (-1.62,-0.33)

0.003

-0.29 (-1.28,0.69)

0.555

-0.70 (-0.94,-0.45)

<0.001

-0.27 (-0.90,0.36)

0.394

Hispanic

0.78 (0.20,1.36)

0.008

0.80 (0.27,1.33)

0.003

-0.40 (-0.57,-0.24)

<0.001

-0.68 (-1.03,-0.33)

<0.001

-0.45 (-0.66,-0.25)

<0.001

-0.49 (-0.72,-0.26)

<0.001

White / Other2

0.29 (-0.08,0.66)

0.119

-0.23 (-0.81,0.35)

0.437

-0.76 (-0.96,-0.57)

<0.001

-0.30 (-0.61,0.35)

0.053

-0.49 (-0.57,-0.41)

<0.001

-0.23 (-0.41,-0.04)

0.015

11th Grade

African American

0.81 (0.13,1.50)

0.019

2.02 (1.42,2.61)

<0.001

-0.82 (-1.32,-0.31)

0.001

-0.41 (-0.92,0.09)

0.104

-0.51 (-0.90,-0.11)

0.012

-0.58 (-0.80,-0.35)

<0.001

Hispanic

1.04 (0.69,1.75)

0.001

1.87 (1.46,2.27)

<0.001

0.004 (-0.42,0.43)

0.986

0.08 (-0.18,0.33)

0.548

-0.26 (-0.50,-0.02)

0.032

-0.52 (-0.67,-0.36)

<0.001

White / Other2

0.68 (0.42,1.67)

<0.001

1.87 (1.27,2.47)

<0.001

-0.45 (-0.80,-0.10)

0.011

0.39 (-0.05,0.82)

0.08

-0.49 (-0.64,-0.34)

<0.001

-0.39 (-0.59,-0.18)

<0.001

  1. [1] p-value associated with the median difference between self-reported and objective measures.
  2. [2] White/other category includes non-Hispanic White, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and “other”