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. 2023 Apr 27;23:775. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15682-z

Table 3.

Relationship between misreporting of height/weight and BMI z-score in Japanese primary school children (n = 1019)

Dependent variable Independent variable Boys (n = 486) Girls (n = 533)
Model 1c Model 2c Model 3c Model 1c Model 2c Model 3c
β 95%CI β 95%CI β 95%CI β 95%CI β 95%CI β 95%CI
Misreportinga of BMI z-scoreb of individuals 0.19 [-0.01, 0.39] 0.18 [-0.02, 0.38] 0.19 [-0.01, 0.38] -0.16* [-0.29, -0.03] -0.16* [-0.29, -0.03] -0.16* [-0.29, -0.03]
height (cm) mean BMI z-scoreb in each school 1.97 [-0.97, 4.92] 2.08 [-1.11, 5.26] 0.68 [-1.13, 2.49] 0.56 [-1.27, 2.38]
Q respondents Child only ref ref
Child + Guardian 0.03 [-0.40, 0.47] -0.10 [-0.38, 0.17]
Guardian only 0.52 [-0.09, 1.13] 0.27 [-0.17, 0.72]
Misreportinga of BMI z-scoreb of individuals -0.43* [-0.57, -0.30] -0.44* [-0.58, -0.30] -0.44* [-0.57, -0.30] -0.60* [-0.75, -0.44] -0.60* [-0.75, -0.44] -0.60* [-0.76, -0.45]
weight (kg) mean BMI z-scoreb in each school 2.52* [0.36, 4.69] 2.57* [0.55, 4.59] 1.85 [-0.85, 4.56] 2.12 [-0.23, 4.46]
Q respondents Child only ref ref
Child + Guardian 0.31* [0.00, 0.61] 0.23 [-0.10, 0.56]
Guardian only 0.28 [-0.15, 0.70] 0.80* [0.27, 1.33]

BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, Q questionnaire, SD standard deviation 

*<0.05

a Misreporting was defined as the difference between self-reported values and measured values. (Misreporting = self-reported values—measured values)

b BMI z-score was calculated by a formula based on the body constitution data of Japanese children in 2000

c Multivariate linear mixed models including schools as random effects were used to examine the relationship between the misreporting and body constitution (BMI z-score). As for BMI z-score, coefficient (β) shows the change in misreporting of height or weight when BMI z-score increases 1SD