title: Accuracy of self-reported weight in a non-normal population.
abstract: Although prior studies have concluded that self-reported weight was accurate enough that it could readily be substituted for measured weight, the populations in these prior studies were either not well-defined or lacked generalizability. The present study was done in a well-defined group of 167 consecutive, male Veterans Administration (VA) patients. The relationship between actual weight (AW) and self-reported weight (RW) was found to be: AW = 0.96* RW + 16.3, and the standard error of estimate was 11.6 lbs, roughly twice as great as reported previously. The factors most closely associated with self-reporting error were obesity, race, and a history of congestive heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Kinney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D044469:Racial Groups; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012648:Self Care