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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 Jul 25;39(3):546–548. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.147

Table 2.

Characteristics associated with accuracy of self-reported BMI, height and weight in females and males

Parameter Estimate (95% CI)
Covariates MALES FEMALES
BMI BMI
Intercept 2.02*** (1.27, 2.77) 2.11*** (1.19, 3.04)
Measured BMI/Height/Weight 0.86*** (0.84, 0.87) 0.86*** (0.85, 0.88)
Race
   White Ref. Ref.
   Black 0.35*** (0.18, 0.52) 0.46** (0.20, 0.72)
   Hispanic 0.002 (−0.19, 0.20) 0.30** (0.08, 0.52)
   Asian −0.15 (−0.33, 0.03) −0.04 (−0.26, 0.17)
   Native American 0.87* (0.16, 1.57) 0.24 (−0.58, 1.06)
   Multi-racial −0.07 (−0.35, 0.21) 0.05 (−0.33, 0.43)
Age 0.05** (0.02, 0.08) 0.02 (−0.01, 0.06)
Depression Score 0.01* (0.001, 0.03) 0.02** (0.004, 0.03)
Physical activity 0.004 (−0.007, 0.014) −0.02** (−0.03, −0.01)
Maternal Education
   Less than High School Ref. Ref.
   High School Graduate −0.21* (−0.40, −0.02) −0.11 (−0.39, 0.18)
   Some College or Trade School −0.17 (−0.37, 0.04) −0.20 (−0.47, 0.08)
   College Graduate or Above −0.17 (−0.37, 0.04) −0.22 (−0.50, 0.06)
Household income of origin ($ thousands) −0.0004 (−0.002, 0.001) −0.001 (−0.002, 0.001)

Key:

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001