Table 1.
Self-reported BMI category vs BMI category as calculated from measured data
| |
Self-reported BMI category |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual BMI category | Normal(n) | Overweight (n) | Obese (n) | Total |
| Normal |
2 |
1¤ |
0¤ |
3 |
| Borderline N/OW* |
1 |
6 |
0¤ |
7 |
| Overweight |
4§ |
40 |
6¤ |
50 |
| Borderline OW/OB* |
0§ |
20 |
6 |
26 |
| Obese |
0§ |
19§ |
173 |
192 |
| Total | 7 | 86 | 185 | 278 |
*Categories represent those within 2 kg of cutoffs for normal and overweight (N/OW), and overweight and obese (OW/OB).
Notes for table: § represents participants who under-report their BMI and ¤ represents those who over-report their BMI, after allowing for 2 kg margins of error.