Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by weight reporting accuracy (N=18, 639)
| Under-report 7+ lbs. | Moderately under- report 4–6 lbs. |
Report within 3 lbs. | Over-report 4+ lbs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | (n= 1, 996) | (n=2, 679) | (n=12, 394) | (n=l, 570) | Weighted | ||
| Characteristic | n | % | % | % | % | % | Kappa |
| All women | 18, 639 | 100 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 66.5 | 8.4 | 0.92 |
| <45 years | 2, 471 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 64.5 | 8.5 | 0.91 |
| 45–54 years | 6, 305 | 33.8 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 65.5 | 8.2 | 0.92 |
| 55–64 years | 6, 571 | 35.3 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 66.7 | 8.3 | 0.92 |
| 65+ years | 3, 292 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 69.4 | 9.1 | 0.92 |
| Race | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 17, 250 | 92.5 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 66.7 | 8.4 | 0.92 |
| Black, Hispanic or non-Hispanic | 594 | 3.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 59.6 | 8.1 | 0.90 |
| Hispanic | 332 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 67.5 | 8.7 | 0.92 |
| Other | 461 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 15.0 | 66.6 | 8.2 | 0.92 |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than bachelors | 8, 489 | 45.5 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 65.5 | 9.2 | 0.92 |
| Bachelors | 5, 359 | 28.8 | 10.3 | 14.2 | 67.8 | 7.8 | 0.92 |
| Masters/doctorate | 4, 788 | 25.7 | 11.0 | 14.3 | 66.9 | 7.7 | 0.91 |
| Perceived health status | |||||||
| Very good/excellent | 14, 490 | 77.7 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 67.4 | 7.7 | 0.91 |
| Good | 3, 212 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 63.2 | 10.8 | 0.92 |
| Fair/poor | 935 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 63.1 | 11.1 | 0.93 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Never married | 940 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 64.9 | 10.5 | 0.93 |
| Legally married/living as married | 14, 343 | 77.0 | 10.1 | 14.7 | 66.9 | 8.2 | 0.91 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 3, 353 | 18.0 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 65.1 | 8.8 | 0.92 |
| BM | |||||||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 241 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 71.8 | 23.2 | 0.76 |
| Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 7, 602 | 40.8 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 75.9 | 9.5 | 0.85 |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 5, 859 | 31.4 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 64.9 | 6.8 | 0.82 |
| Obese (30.0+ kg/m2) | 4, 937 | 26.5 | 21.8 | 16.6 | 53.7 | 8.0 | 0.86 |
| Current antidepressant use | |||||||
| No | 16, 476 | 88.4 | 10.5 | 14.4 | 66.8 | 8.3 | 0.91 |
| Yes | 2, 047 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 63.5 | 9.6 | 0.92 |
| Weight cycling | |||||||
| Never | 10, 338 | 55.5 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 71.4 | 8.3 | 0.90 |
| l–2time(s) | 4, 687 | 25.1 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 63.4 | 8.1 | 0.90 |
| 3+ times | 3, 614 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 56.5 | 9.1 | 0.90 |
| Reporting order | |||||||
| CATI first, then physical exam | 6912 | 37.1 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 57.7 | 11.6 | 0.90 |
| Physical exam first, then CATI | 11052 | 59.3 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 70.9 | 6.7 | 0.93 |
| Same day CATI and physical exam | 675 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 84.3 | 3.6 | 0.96 |
Abbreviations: CATI, computer-assisted telephone interview; BMI, body mass index