Self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index (BMI) in Italy, the Netherlands and North America

Background: Self-reported values of height and weight are used increasingly despite warnings that these data - and derived body mass index (BMI) values - might be biased. The present study investigates whether differences between self-reported and measured values are the same for populations from different regions, and the influences of gender and age. Methods: Differences between self-reported and measured weights, heights and resulting BMIs are compared for representative samples of the adult population of Italy, the Netherlands and North America. Results: We observed that weight is under-re... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Krul, A.
Daanen, H.A.M.
Choi, H.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Reihe/Periodikum: Krul , A , Daanen , H A M & Choi , H 2011 , ' Self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index (BMI) in Italy, the Netherlands and North America ' , European Journal of Public Health , vol. 21 , no. 4 , pp. 414-419 . https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp228
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Sprache: Englisch
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Background: Self-reported values of height and weight are used increasingly despite warnings that these data - and derived body mass index (BMI) values - might be biased. The present study investigates whether differences between self-reported and measured values are the same for populations from different regions, and the influences of gender and age. Methods: Differences between self-reported and measured weights, heights and resulting BMIs are compared for representative samples of the adult population of Italy, the Netherlands and North America. Results: We observed that weight is under-reported (1.1 ± 2.6 kg for females and 0.4 ± 3.1 kg for males) and height over-reported (1.1 ± 2.2 cm for females and 1.7 ± 2.1 cm for males), in accordance with the literature. This leads to an overall underestimation of BMI values (0.7 ± 1.2 kg/m