Table 2 Under-reportinga and over-reportingb of body weight and height by sex
From: Validity of self-reported weight and height: a cross-sectional study among Malaysian adolescents
| Â | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under-reporting | Over-reporting | Under-reporting | Over-reporting | |||||
n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
All (n = 663) | 173 (26.1) | −5.5 (3.4) | 32 (4.8) | 5.1 (3.9) | 16 (2.4) | −13.3 (5.4) | 2 (0.3) | 8.0 (0) |
Boys (n = 302) | 96 (31.8) | −5.9 (3.6) | 9 (3.0) | 5.7 (4.0) | 14 (4.6) | −13.6 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Girls (n = 361) | 77 (21.3) | −4.9 (3.2) | 23 (6.4) | 4.9 (3.9) | 2 (0.6) | −11.0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | 8 (0) |