Table 1.
Mean (95% CI) Misreportinga Over Time in U.S. Emerging Adults
| Wave | Full sampleb | Subsamplec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height, cm | Weight, kg | BMI (kg/m2) | Height, cm | Weight, kg | BMI (kg/m2) | |
| 1 | 1.39 (1.07, 1.7) | −1.77 (−2.4, −1.2) | −1.04 (−1.3, −0.7) | 1.24 (0.9, 1.6) | −1.36 (−1.7, −1.0) | −0.86 (−1.0, 0.7) |
| 2 | 1.45 (1.2, 1.7) | −0.92 (−1.2, −0.6) | −0.73 (−0.8, −0.6) | 1.30 (1.1, 1.5) | −1.09 (−1.5, −0.7) | −0.80 (−1.0, −0.6) |
| 3 | 1.48 (1.3, 1.7) | −0.97 (−1.3, −0.7) | −0.77 (−0.9, −0.6) | 1.56 (1.3, 1.8) | −0.76 (−1.1, −0.4) | −0.74 (−0.9, −0.6) |
| 4 | – | – | – | 1.25 (1.0, 1.5) | −0.63 (−1.1, −0.2) | −0.53 (−0.7, −0.4) |
| 7 | – | – | – | 1.00 (0.7, 1.3) | −0.93 (−1.4, −0.4) | −0.64 (−0.8, −0.4) |
a
Measured subtracted from self-reported values; estimates exclude biologically implausible values for self-reported height or weight.
b
n=2,784, mean ± SD wave 1 age = 16.3 ± 0.5 years.
c
n=567.