Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults
Aim: To determine the accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measurements in older Australian adults 60–70 years. Method: Self-reported anthropometric data from 103 community-dwelling participants (mean age 66 years) were compared with actual measurements. Difference and agreement were assessed us...
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| author | Pasalich, Maria Lee, Andy Burke, Linda Jancey, Jonine Howat, Peter |
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| description | Aim: To determine the accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measurements in older Australian adults 60–70 years. Method: Self-reported anthropometric data from 103 community-dwelling participants (mean age 66 years) were compared with actual measurements. Difference and agreement were assessed using paired t-tests, correlation coefficients and Bland–Altman plots. Results: Underreporting occurred for weight and hip circumference, especially among men, whereas waist circumference was slightly overreported, resulting in apparent underestimations of body mass index (by 0.42 kg/m2) but overestimations of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR, by 0.02). Concordance correlation coefficients were generally high except for WHR. Self-reported circumference measures appeared to be more accurate than the derived WHR. The Bland–Altman plots revealed wide limits of agreement for all measures. Conclusion: Self-reported values correlated well with measured values and average discrepancies were small. However, use of self-reported anthropometric data may be preferable in population studies for describing overall distribution than for monitoring changes at an individual level. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-187352019-02-19T04:27:50Z Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults Pasalich, Maria Lee, Andy Burke, Linda Jancey, Jonine Howat, Peter weight height hip circumference self-report waist circumference Aim: To determine the accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measurements in older Australian adults 60–70 years. Method: Self-reported anthropometric data from 103 community-dwelling participants (mean age 66 years) were compared with actual measurements. Difference and agreement were assessed using paired t-tests, correlation coefficients and Bland–Altman plots. Results: Underreporting occurred for weight and hip circumference, especially among men, whereas waist circumference was slightly overreported, resulting in apparent underestimations of body mass index (by 0.42 kg/m2) but overestimations of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR, by 0.02). Concordance correlation coefficients were generally high except for WHR. Self-reported circumference measures appeared to be more accurate than the derived WHR. The Bland–Altman plots revealed wide limits of agreement for all measures. Conclusion: Self-reported values correlated well with measured values and average discrepancies were small. However, use of self-reported anthropometric data may be preferable in population studies for describing overall distribution than for monitoring changes at an individual level. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18735 10.1111/ajag.12035 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia fulltext |
| spellingShingle | weight height hip circumference self-report waist circumference Pasalich, Maria Lee, Andy Burke, Linda Jancey, Jonine Howat, Peter Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults |
| title | Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults |
| title_full | Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults |
| title_fullStr | Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults |
| title_short | Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults |
| title_sort | accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older australian adults |
| topic | weight height hip circumference self-report waist circumference |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18735 |