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. 2013 Apr 9;15(4):e52. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2393

Table 2.

Weight, height, and BMI based on self-reported and measured data.



Self-report
Mean (SD)
Measured
Mean (SD)
Differencea
Mean (SD)

n Weight (kg) Height (cm) BMI (kg/m2) Weight (kg) Weight (kg)
All







149 68.7 (12.6) 170.6 (9.5) 23.6 (3.8) 69.9 (13.2) -1.2 (2.6)
Gender






Men 34 80.0 (7.8) 183.2 (7.3) 23.9 (2.2) 80.9 (8.5) -0.9 (2.7)

Women 115 65.3 (11.7) 166.9 (6.4) 23.5 (4.1) 66.6 (12.5) -1.3 (2.6)

P value
<.001 <.001 .55 <.001 .44
BMI (kg/m2)






<25 114 64.9 (9.7) 171.4 (9.6) 22.0 (1.7) 65.8 (10.0) -0.9 (2.1)

≥25 35 80.8 (13.5) 168.3 (8.8) 28.5 (4.3) 83.0 (13.9) -2.1 (3.8)

P value
<.001 .09 <.001 <.001 .02
Age (years)






<30 77 66.6 (10.8) 171.7 (9.7) 22.5 (2.6) 67.3 (11.5) -0.7 (2.5)

≥30 72 70.9 (14.0) 169.5 (9.2) 24.7 (4.4) 72.6 (14.3) -1.7 (2.7)

P value
.04 .14 <.001 0.01 .03

adifference between measured and self-reported weight