From: Validity of self-reported weight and height: a cross-sectional study among Malaysian adolescents
 | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
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Self-reported | Direct measurement | Mean Difference (SD) | Self-reported | Direct measurement | Mean Difference (SD) | Self-reported | Direct measurement | Mean Difference (SD) | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
All (n = 663) | 47.73 (12.75) | 49.34 (13.10) | −1.61 (3.41) | 153.83 (8.79) | 155.03 (8.67) | −1.21 (2.94) | 20.05 (4.63) | 20.41 (4.74) | −0.36 (1.61) |
Boys (n = 302) | 48.59 (13.96) | 50.65 (14.04) | −2.06 (3.67) | 157.17 (9.78) | 158.73 (9.47) | −1.56 (3.58) | 19.46 (4.49) | 19.90 (4.42) | −0.44 (1.77) |
Girls (n = 361) | 47.01 (11.60) | 48.24 (12.17) | −1.23 (3.14) | 151.03 (6.69) | 151.94 (6.49) | −0.91 (2.22) | 20.54 (4.69) | 20.83 (4.95) | −0.29 (1.47) |