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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2018 Mar 13;12(4):460–468. doi: 10.1007/s11764-018-0685-9

Table 3.

Multivariable-adjusted mean differences (95% CI) between self-reported and measured BMI, weight and height, the WCHFS (n = 243)

Factorsa Multivariable-adjusted mean differences (95% CIs) between self-reported and measured values ofb

BMI, kg/m2 P Weight, kg P Height, cm P



Age categories
 <55 −0.30 (−0.59, 0.00) Ref -- 0.77 (0.20, 1.35) Ref
 55–<65 −0.30 (−0.60, −0.00) 0.97 -- 0.92 (0.34, 1.50) 0.72
 ≥65 −0.73 (−1.10, −0.36) 0.08 -- 2.13 (1.41, 2.85) 0.005
Smoking status
 Never −0.47 (−0.72, −0.22) Ref -- 0.11 (−0.77, 1.00) Ref
 Former −0.56 (−0.89, −0.23) 0.69 -- 1.55 (0.90, 2.19) 0.49
 Current 0.10 (−0.36, 0.55) 0.03 -- 1.26 (0.77, 1.74) 0.03
Tumor grade
 I −0.05 (−0.60, 0.51) Ref -- 0.39 (−0.68, 1.47) Ref
 II −0.64 (−0.98, −0.31) 0.07 -- 1.74 (1.09, 2.39) 0.04
 III −0.44 (−0.73, −0.15) 0.22 -- 1.09 (0.53, 1.65) 0.26
 Unknown −0.16 (−0.58, 0.25) 0.74 -- 0.85 (0.05, 1.65) 0.51
Measured BMI categories
 <25 kg/m2 0.36 (−0.23, 0.95) Ref 1.33 (0.39, 2.26) Ref 0.29 (−0.85, 1.42) Ref
 25–29.9 kg/m2 −0.35 (−0.68, −0.02) 0.04 0.20 (−0.34, 0.74) 0.04 1.33 (0.69, 1.97) 0.12
 30–34.9 kg/m2 −0.20 (−0.55, 0.16) 0.11 0.16 (−0.41, 0.74) 0.04 0.75 (0.06, 1.44) 0.49
 35–39.9 kg/m2 −0.80 (−1.21, −0.40) 0.002 −0.32 (−0.97, 0.33) 0.005 1.59 (0.80, 2.37) 0.07
 ≥40 kg/m2 −0.90 (−1.39, −0.41) 0.001 −0.03 (−0.82, 0.75) 0.03 1.57 (0.63, 2.52) 0.09
Post-diagnosis weight change
 ≥2% loss -- 0.64 (0.01, 1.26) 0.04 --
 ±2% stable -- 0.31 (−0.12, 0.74) Ref --
 >2% gain -- −0.39 (−0.92, 0.13) 0.40 --
a

Only factors with P < 0.10 were retained in the final models and were presented.

b

Difference was calculated as self-reported minus measured value.