Validity of self-reported weight and stature of American Indian youth.

Description: 

Stature, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were obtained by self-reports and by measurements for 69 American Indian youth, 12-19 years of age, to determine the validity of self-reported values for research and clinical use. Self-reported weight was significantly less than measured weight by 2.64 kg and 2.76 kg for boys and girls, respectively. There was no systematic bias in self-reported stature in either sex. BMI based on self-reported values was significantly less than measured BMI by about 1 kg/m2 in each sex. Reporting errors for weight and BMI were related to measured size, with the greatest underestimates at the highest values of measured weight and BMI. If the patterns observed in this sample exist more widely, self-reported measures may not be acceptable proxies for measured values.

People: 
American Indian
Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1992
Creator: 
Himes JH., Story M.
Rights: 
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Source: 
Journal of Adolescent Health 13(2):118-20.
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Publisher: 
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Human Development and Nutrition, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
Identifier: 
9702169
Subject: 
Adolescence, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Bias/Epidemiology, Body Height, Body Mass Index, Body Weight, Female, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Self Assessment/Psychology
Type: 
Journal Article