Misclassification of Self-Reported Body Mass Index Categories

The effects of restraint, gender, and body mass index on the accuracy of self-reported weight.

OBJECTIVE Previous research has shown that women, restrained eaters, and overweight/obese individuals have a tendency to underreport their weight. This study investigated gender, dietary restraint, and BMI to determine which is the best predictor of errors in self-reported weight. METHOD A total of 241 college students completed questionnaires pertaining to height and weight and then were wei...

Validity of Self-Reported Body Mass Index and Sleeping Problems Among Adult Population of Georgia

Purpose: This study assessed the validity of body mass index (BMI) derived from self-reported height and weight in comparison to BMI derived from clinical measurement. We further examined the misclassification effect of self-reported BMI in association with complaints of snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness. Methods: Data came from a population-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) ...

Mortality risk of obesity and underweight is overestimated with self-reported body mass index.

Title: Temporal Trends in Misclassification Patterns of Measured and Self-report Based Body Mass Index Categories -findings from Three Population Surveys in Ireland

Th authors make the statement that they found no other study that focused on the changes on self-reported biases accross time. There is a published study making comparisons in the bias across time in Canada and the United Stated. I highly recommend that this study be cited and included in the discussion. (I made this suggestion in my previous review-perhaps the authors were unable to find it. A...

[Validity of self-reported body mass index in the National Health Survey].

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of self-reported body mass index in the National Health Survey. METHODS 120 participants were selected and questioned about their weight and height with exactly the same questions that the National Health Survey uses. Afterwards, and once informed consent was obtained, participants were weighed and measured, and this data was used as the gold standard. RESUL...