Truth be told: evidence of wheelchair users' accuracy in reporting their height and weight.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine whether wheelchair users' self-reports of height and weight differed significantly from direct measurements and whether weight category classifications differed substantially when based on self-reported or measured values.

Design

Single group, cross-sectional analysis. Analyses included paired t tests, chi-square test, analysis of variance, and Bland-Altman agreement analyses.

Setting

A university-based exercise lab.

Participants

Community-dwelling wheelchair users (N=125).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measure

Participants' self-reported and measured height, weight, and body mass index.

Results

Paired t tests revealed that there were significant differences between wheelchair users' self-reported and meas

SUBMITTER: Froehlich-Grobe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3562126 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature