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Table 5 Weight status classification comparison between BMI based on corrected and self-reported height and weight at Wave 1, shown by sex

From: Feasibility and validity of a statistical adjustment to reduce self-report bias of height and weight in wave 1 of the Add Health study

 

Corrected W1

 

Self-reported W1

UW

HW

OW

OB

 
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

Male

 UW

143

1.4

207

2.1

0

0.0

0

0.0

350

 HW

90

0.9

6748

68.0

86

0.9

0

0.0

6924

 OW

0

0.0

58

0.6

1258

12.7

101

1.0

1417

 OB

0

0.0

0

0.0

34

0.3

1193

12.0

1227

 Total

233

2.3

7013

70.7

1378

13.9

1294

13.0

9918

Female

 UW

67

0.7

207

2.1

0

0.0

0

0.0

274

 HW

51

0.5

7099

71.3

295

3.0

0

0.0

7445

 OW

0

0.0

18

0.2

1213

12.2

130

1.3

1361

 OB

0

0.0

0

0.0

15

0.2

862

8.7

877

 Total

118

1.2

7324

73.6

1523

15.3

992

10.0

9957

N=

        

19875

  1. Bolded values on the diagonal represent the the number and percent of cases jointly classified as that weight status by both methods (self-report and corrected self-report BMI)
  2. UW underweight, HW healthy weight, OW overweight, OB obesity, BMI body mass index