title: Accuracy of self-reported weight and height in women from Bogotá, Colombia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify correlates of bias in self-reported anthropometry among reproductive-aged Colombian women and to correct overweight/obesity and obesity prevalence based on self-reported data using two calibration techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported and objectively measured anthropometry were obtained from 597 women aged 21-55 years from Bogotá, Colombia. This study identified correlates of reporting bias (self-reported minus measured anthropometry) by examining its distribution across categories of sociodemographic characteristics, objectively measured anthropometry and body shape perception using linear regression. Next, weight status misclassification was assessed using self-reported anthropometry. Finally, multivariable linear regression and ROC curves were used to calibrate weight status misclassification from self-reported data; these techniques were applied in half of the study population and validated in the remaining half.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women under-estimated weight by 2.0 ± 5.0 kg and over-estimated height by 0.6 ± 4.0 cm. Correlates of bias included objectively measured anthropometry and marital status. Self-reported BMI yielded spuriously low prevalences of overweight/obesity and obesity. The ROC approach effectively corrected overweight/obesity prevalence, while the regression method provided a more accurate estimate of obesity prevalence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bias in self-reported anthropometry varied with respect to objectively measured anthropometry and sociodemographic characteristics. BMI from self-reported anthropometry under-estimates overweight/obesity and obesity prevalence; calibration methods can effectively correct reporting bias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health , Ann Arbor, MI , USA .
authors.forename: Emily W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Perng
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mora-Plazas
authors.forename: Constanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baylin
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villamor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Calibration; obesity; over-reporting; self-reported; under-reporting; weight status misclassification