Table 1.
Demographic characteristics.
| VARIABLE | Frequency (%) | Measured Ht (cm) | Self-Reported Ht (cm) | Ht p-Value | Measured Wt (kg) | Self-Reported Wt (kg) | Wt p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1562 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| Sex | <0.0001 * | <0.0001 * | |||||
| Male | 450 (29.8) | 175.3 ± 7.7 | 177.3 ± 7.2 | 76.0 ± 15.2 | 76.8 ± 14.5 | ||
| Female | 1064 (68.1) | 164.7 ± 7.1 | 164.7 ± 7.5 | 65.7 ± 15.2 | 65.2 ± 14.4 | ||
| Did not answer | 48 (3.1) | 168.6 ± 10.2 | 169.1 ± 10.3 | 65.9 ± 12.3 | 65.3 ± 12.8 | ||
| Race | 0.1269 | 0.0635 | |||||
| White | 881 (56.4) | 168.3 ± 8.6 | 169.0 ± 9.2 | 69.9 ± 15.9 | 69.9 ± 15.3 | ||
| Black or African American | 161 (10.3) | 167.0 ± 9.2 | 167.7 ± 9.8 | 69.6 ± 16.4 | 69.3 ± 14.5 | ||
| Asian | 142 (9.1) | 165.0 ± 8.9 | 165.6 ± 9.7 | 60.5 ± 12.4 | 60.9 ± 13.2 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 16 (1.0) | 170.7 ± 7.5 | 171.8 ± 8.4 | 77.6 ± 13.7 | 80.3 ± 14.1 | ||
| Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 10 (0.6) | 167.5 ± 9.3 | 168.7 ± 10.2 | 67.6 ± 14.1 | 69.5 ± 14.9 | ||
| Biracial | 21 (1.3) | 168.8 ± 10.3 | 165.8 ± 8.8 | 72.9 ± 18.3 | 68.5 ± 13.9 | ||
| Other | 64 (4.1) | 167.8 ± 9.6 | 168.8 ± 10.3 | 67.6 ± 15.7 | 66.3 ± 13.9 | ||
| Did not answer | 267 (17.1) | 168.2 ± 8.5 | 168.8 ± 9.2 | 67.9 ± 15.8 | 69.8 ± 17.1 | ||
| State | 0.0248 * | <0.0001 * | |||||
| Alabama | 112 (7.2) | 168.7 ± 8.7 | 163.4 ± 9.3 | 71.1 ± 18.8 | 70.4 ± 18.6 | ||
| Florida | 399 (25.5) | 166.1 ± 8.1 | 166.8 ± 8.5 | 64.1 ± 13.1 | 63.7 ± 12.4 | ||
| Kansas | 111 (7.1) | 169.1 ± 9.2 | 169.7 ± 9.9 | 72.9 ± 17.6 | 72.4 ± 17.6 | ||
| Maine | 197 (12.6) | 169.7 ± 8.5 | 169.2 ± 9.3 | 72.6 ± 17.5 | 71.4 ± 15.4 | ||
| New York | 187 (12.0) | 167.4 ± 9.7 | 169.0 ± 10.3 | 66.0 ± 13.1 | 67.4 ± 13.5 | ||
| South Dakota | 136 (8.7) | 167.8 ± 8.0 | 168.1 ± 8.5 | 69.7 ± 14.7 | 72.8 ± 16.3 | ||
| Tennessee | 227 (14.5) | 169.3 ± 9.3 | 170.4 ± 10.2 | 69.8 ± 15.3 | 72.5 ± 15.0 | ||
| West Virginia | 193 (12.4) | 167.1 ± 8.7 | 167.8 ± 9.4 | 70.6 ± 17.5 | 71.7 ± 16.8 | ||
| Appalachian Status | 0.1493 | 0.2510 | |||||
| Appalachian | 185 (11.8) | 169.2 ± 9.2 | 169.8 ± 10.0 | 72.2 ± 17.6 | 71.7 ± 15.7 | ||
| Non-Appalachian | 1140 (73.0) | 167.8 ± 8.8 | 168.5 ± 9.4 | 68.7 ± 15.8 | 68.6 ± 15.2 | ||
| Did not answer | 237 (15.2) | 166.9 ± 8.4 | 167.6 ± 9.1 | 65.9 ± 14.1 | 67.0 ± 15.8 |
Wilcoxon Rank Sum test use to examine relationship between categorical variables and the difference of self-reported and measured height and weight (i.e., measured height − self-reported height = height difference). * p-value less than 0.05 indicate significance.