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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2011 Dec 9;15(6):989–999. doi: 10.1017/S1368980011003193

Table 2.

Association of participant characteristics with weight reporting accuracy -- CATI-reported vs. examiner-measured weight

Under-report 7+ lbs
Moderately under-report 4–6 lbs.
Over-report 4 + lbs.
Characteristic OR 95% CI aOR 95% CI OR 95% CI aOR 95% CI OR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
Age
    <45 years 1.01 0.87, 1.17 1.01 0.87, 1.17 1.07 0.94, 1.23 1.07 0.94, 1.22 1.05 0.89, 1.25 1.06 0.89, 1.26
    45–54 years 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    55–64 years 0.84 0.75, 0.94 0.84 0.75, 0.94 1.01 0.91, 1.12 1.01 0.91, 1.12 1.00 0.88, 1.14 1.01 0.89, 1.14
    65+ years 0.62 0.54, 0.73 0.62 0.54, 0.72 0.89 0.79, 1.01 0.89 0.79, 1.01 1.05 0.90, 1.22 1.04 0.89, 1.21
Race
    White, non-Hispanic 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Black, Hispanic or non-Hispanic 1.72 1.36, 2.17 1.69 1.34, 2.13 1.26 1.00, 1.59 1.26 1.00, 1.58 1.07 0.79, 1.46 1.08 0.80, 1.47
    Hispanic 1.05 0.74, 1.49 0.97 0.68, 1.38 0.87 0.63, 1.22 0.85 0.61, 1.19 1.02 0.69, 1.51 1.00 0.68, 1.48
    Other 0.97 0.71, 1.32 0.95 0.69, 1.30 1.05 0.80, 1.36 1.04 0.80, 1.35 0.98 0.70, 1.38 0.96 0.69, 1.36
Education
    Less than bachelors 1.09 0.97, 1.22 1.13 1.01, 1.27 1.06 0.96, 1.17 1.07 0.97, 1.19 1.22 1.08, 1.38 1.23 1.08, 1.39
    Bachelors 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Masters/doctorate 1.09 0.96, 1.24 1.12 0.98, 1.27 1.03 0.91, 1.15 1.03 0.92, 1.16 1.01 0.87, 1.17 1.01 0.87, 1.17
Perceived health status
    Very good/excellent 0.78 0.69, 0.88 0.76 0.67, 0.86 1.01 0.90, 1.13 1.01 0.90, 1.13 0.67 0.59, 0.76 0.68 0.59, 0.77
    Good 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Fair/poor 1.01 0.81, 1.27 1.02 0.82, 1.28 0.98 0.79, 1.22 0.98 0.79, 1.22 1.03 0.81, 1.30 1.03 0.81, 1.3
Marital status
    Never married 1.41 1.16, 1.72 1.36 1.11, 1.66 0.75 0.61, 0.93 0.75 0.6, 0.93 1.32 1.06, 1.65 1.38 1.10, 1.72
    Legally married/living as married 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Widowed/divorced/separated 1.25 1.11, 1.40 1.34 1.19, 1.51 0.97 0.87, 1.08 0.99 0.89, 1.11 1.10 0.96, 1.26 1.10 0.96, 1.27
BMI
    Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) - - - - 0.47 0.26, 0.85 0.47 0.26, 0.84 2.59 1.90, 3.54 2.60 1.91, 3.55
    Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) 3.82 3.29, 4.43 4.06 3.50, 4.72 1.77 1.60, 1.95 1.81 1.63, 2.00 0.84 0.74, 0.96 0.83 0.73, 0.94
    Obese (30.0+kg/m2 8.92 7.74, 10.29 9.59 8.30, 11.08 2.09 1.88, 2.33 2.14 1.92, 2.38 1.19 1.04, 1.36 1.16 1.01, 1.32
Current antidepressant use
    No 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Yes 1.31 1.14, 1.51 1.30 1.13, 1.49 1.01 0.88, 1.16 1.00 0.88, 1.15 1.22 1.04, 1.44 1.23 1.04, 1.44
Reporting order
    CATI first, then physical exam 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
    Physical exam first, then CATI 0.47 0.43, 0.52 0.47 0.43, 0.52 0.71 0.65, 0.78 0.71 0.65, 0.78 0.48 0.43, 0.53 0.47 0.43, 0.53
    Same day CATI and physical exam 0.17 0.11, 0.26 0.17 0.11, 0.26 0.37 0.28, 0.48 0.36 0.28, 0.48 0.21 0.14, 0.32 0.21 0.14, 0.32

Participants reporting within 3 lbs. is the referent group

Abbreviations: CATI, computer-assisted telephone interview; BMI, body mass index; OR, crude odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for ags;, race, education)