Table 7.
Mean and standard deviation of weight and height differences (self-reported with adjustment by equations minus measured) by gender–BMI category.
| Adjustment by NHANES II equations |
Measured weight |
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| Measured-body weight category by gender (kg) |
Mean | SE of mean | SD | Mean | SE of mean | SD | Diff in mean | STD of Diff | Prob. for error >±2.2 kg |
| Males (n = 844) | 92.4 | 0.50 | 14.5 | 92.9 | 0.51 | 14.9 | − 0.5 | 3.8 | 57% |
| Underweight (n = 3) | 66.8 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 65.4 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| Mid-weight (n = 309) | 80.6 | 0.47 | 8.3 | 80.2 | 0.47 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 | |
| Overweight (n = 248) | 91.9 | 0.50 | 7.9 | 92.4 | 0.45 | 7.1 | − 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| Severely overweight (n = 284) | 106.0 | 0.72 | 12.2 | 107.5 | 0.71 | 11.9 | − 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| Females (n = 83) | 72.9 | 1.37 | 12.5 | 72.6 | 1.41 | 12.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 45% |
| Underweight (n = 0) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Mid-weight (n = 55) | 66.5 | 0.85 | 6.3 | 65.7 | 0.84 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | |
| Overweight (n = 22) | 81.9 | 1.57 | 7.4 | 81.9 | 1.52 | 7.1 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Severely overweight (n = 6) | 97.9 | 7.6 | 18.6 | 101.7 | 5.0 | 12.2 | − 3.8 | 11.9 | |
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Measured-body height category
by gender (mm) |
Mean | SE of mean | SD | Mean | SE of mean | SD | Diff in mean | SD of Diff |
Prob. for error
>±25mm |
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| Males (n = 844) | 1782 | 2 | 61 | 1768 | 2 | 67 | 14a | 18mm | 33% |
| Females (n = 83) | 1677 | 6 | 56 | 1668 | 6 | 57 | 9 | 14mm | 14% |
Note: SE of Mean, standard error of mean; Diff in Mean, difference in the Mean; SD of Diff, standard deviation of self-reported with adjustment by equations minus measured.
a
Denotes statistical significance.