title: Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures in older Australian adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measurements in older Australian adults 60-70 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported anthropometric data from 103 community-dwelling participants (mean age 66 years) were compared with technician 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/m(2) ) 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-reported values correlated well with technician measured values and average discrepancies were small. However, use of self-reported anthropometric data may be used more appropriately for describing overall distribution in population studies than for monitoring changes at an individual level.
authors: School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Pasalich
authors: Andy H
authors: AH
authors: Lee
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Burke
authors: Jonine
authors: J
authors: Jancey
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Howat
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D014904:Western Australia
keywords: height; hip circumference; self-report; waist circumference; weight