Table 2.
Accuracy of parent-reported weight and height among preschool children: comparing parental measurements with parental estimates
| Reporting method used by parents | Parent reported | Index Measured | Difference | P* | ICC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Intraclass correlation | 95% CI | |||||
| Weight (kg) (weight was estimated) (n = 71) | 18.4 | (3.8) | 19.2 | (3.7) | -0.75 | (2.4) | 0.009 | 0.793 | (0.677-0.869) |
| Weight (kg) (weight was measured) (n = 204) | 18.2 | (3.4) | 18.8 | (3.5) | -0.60 | (1.0) | < 0.001 | 0.942 | (0.864-0.969) |
| Height (cm) (height was estimated) (n = 94) | 109.0 | (8.0) | 108.7 | (7.3) | +0.27 | (4.7) | 0.578 | 0.811 | (0.728-0.870) |
| Height (cm) (height was measured) (n = 183) | 109.2 | (8.3) | 109.0 | (7.9) | +0.17 | (2.5) | 0.370 | 0.951 | (0.935-0.963) |
| BMI (kg/m²) (weight and/or height were estimated) (n = 104) | 15.3 | (2.2) | 15.9 | (1.7) | -0.56 | (2.0) | < 0.006 | 0.456 | (0.288-0.596) |
| BMI (kg/m²) (weight and height were measured) (n = 162) | 15.2 | (1.4) | 15.8 | (1.5) | -0.55 | (1.1) | < 0.001 | 0.671 | (0.485-0.783) |
* According to the Paired samples t-test
ICC: Intraclass correlation coefficient