Inaccuracy of self-reported weights and heights among American Indian adolescents

Differences in Measured and Self-Reported Height and Weight in Dutch Adolescents

“…Since overweight subjects appeared to have the high levels of under-reporting BMI this might also contribute to the explanation of our results. Th e percentage of overweight subjects is not reported in every reviewed study on validity of self-reported height and weight, but in two there are comparable percentages of overweight subjects (34-44% and 33%) and also relatively high under-reporting of weight (1.5 and 1.6 kg for boys and 2.1 and 3.5 kg for girls) [13,15] .…”

“…Himes and Faricy [14] also report high percentages of missing data in 12-to 13-year-olds in the NHANES III study (41 and 25%, respectively), Hauck et al [13] report 16-17% missing data in a sample of Indian-Americans and Shannon et al [16] 1991 report 10% implausible or missing data in a sample of sixth graders.…”

Self-assessment of Height, Weight, and Sexual Maturation: Validity in Overweight Children and Adolescents

“…Conclusions: Among overweight children and adolescents aged 8 -18 years, this pilot study suggests that self-reports of height, weight, and Tanner stages are not valid proxy measures for a physician's assessment. The validity and reliability of self-reported height, weight [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], and sexual maturation ratings [7-16] among children and adolescents have been studied to determine whether they can be applied to epidemiological and clinical research. Most studies have compared self-reports of height, weight [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], and sexual maturity [7-14] with a physician's assessment of adolescents of normal weight.…”

“…The validity and reliability of self-reported height, weight [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], and sexual maturation ratings [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] among children and adolescents have been studied to determine whether they can be applied to epidemiological and clinical research. Most studies have compared self-reports of height, weight [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], and sexual maturity [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] with a physician's assessment of adolescents of normal weight.…”

“…Most studies have compared self-reports of height, weight [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], and sexual maturity [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] with a physician's assessment of adolescents of normal weight. Several studies have shown that the patterns of growth and pubertal maturation differ between overweight children and adolescents and those of normal weight [17,18].…”