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. 2016 Aug 11;14:30. doi: 10.1186/s12963-016-0099-8

Table 2.

The difference between self-reported and measured (SR-DM) height, weight, BMI, and WC by BMI categories and WC categories in Jiangsu, China

Height (cm) Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) WC (cm)
n Mean 95 % CI n Mean 95 % CI n Mean 95 % CI n Mean 95 % CI
Measured BMI categories Underweight 128 0.4 −0.1,0.9 137 2.0 0.8,3.2 118 0.5 −0.1,1.0 72 1.0 0.2,1.8
Normal 2247 0.9 0.8,1.0 2536 0.4 0.2,0.6 2156 −0.1 −0.2,0.0 1380 −0.8 −1.0,−0.5
Overweight 1931 1.2 1.1,1.4 2301 −0.2 −0.4,0.0 1860 −0.5 −0.6,−0.4 1292 −2.0 −2.3,−1.7
Obesity 731 1.7 1.3,2.1 893 −1.3 −1.6,−1.0 695 −1.2 −1.4,−1.0 525 −2.6 −3.1,−2.1
P value < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Measured WC Normal 3306 1.1 0.9,1.3 3771 0.3 0.1,0.5 2615 −0.2 −0.3,−0.1 2084 −0.2 −0.4,−0.0
Elevated 1731 1.2 1.0,1.4 2095 −0.4 −0.6,−0.2 2214 −0.6 −0.7,−0.5 1185 −2.8 −3.0,−2.6
P value 0.137 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001

Abbreviations BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, CI confidence interval, SR self-reported, DM directly measured