Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures - Findings from the Finnish Twin Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the accuracy of self-reported height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) compared to the measured values, and to assess the similarity between self-reported and measured values within dizygotic (DZ) and monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs.

Methods

The data on self-reported and measured height, weight and WC values as well as measured hip circumference (HC) were collected from 444 twin individuals (53-67 years old, 60% women). Accuracies between self-reported and measured values were assessed by Pearson's correlation coefficients, Cohen's kappa coefficients and Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement. Intra-class correlation was used in within-pair analyses.

Results

The correlations between self-reported and measured values were high

SUBMITTER: Tuomela J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9234778 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature