Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
P. Tienboon, M. Wahlqvist, I. Rutishauser (1992)
Self-reported weight and height in adolescents and their parents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 13 6
Strauss Strauss ((1999))
Self‐reported weight status and dieting in a cross‐sectional sample of young adolescentsArchives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 153
J. Himes, A. Faricy (2001)
Validity and reliability of self‐reported stature and weight of US adolescentsAmerican Journal of Human Biology, 13
Zaimin Wang, C. Patterson, A. Hills (2002)
A comparison of self‐reported and measured height, weight and BMI in Australian adolescentsAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 26
M. Thorogood, Sue Ziebland, M. Thorogood, Alice Fuller, John Muir (1996)
Desire for the body normal: body image and discrepancies between self reported and measured height and weight in a British population.Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 50
M. Rowland (1990)
Self-reported weight and height.The American journal of clinical nutrition, 52 6
R. Strauss (1999)
Self-reported weight status and dieting in a cross-sectional sample of young adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III.Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 153 7
M. Palta, R. Prineas, R. Berman, P. Hannan (1982)
Comparison of self-reported and measured height and weight.American journal of epidemiology, 115 2
E. Goodman, Beth Hinden, Seema Khandelwal (2000)
Accuracy of Teen and Parental Reports of Obesity and Body Mass IndexPediatrics, 106
Pediatrics, 106
J. Tanner (1956)
Growth at AdolescenceArchives of Disease in Childhood, 31
J. O'dea, S. Abraham (1999)
Onset of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in early adolescence: interplay of pubertal status, gender, weight, and age.Adolescence, 34 136
Bouchard Bouchard, Tremblay Tremblay, Leblanc Leblanc, Lortie Lortie, Savard Savard, Theriault Theriault ((1983))
A method to assess energy expenditure in children and adultsThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 37
B. Jacobson, Devin DeBock (2001)
Comparison of Body Mass Index by Self-Reported versus Measured Height and WeightPerceptual and Motor Skills, 92
Victoria Flood, K. Webb, R. Lazarus, Glen Pang (2000)
Use of self‐report to monitor overweight and obesity in populations: some issues for considerationAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24
M. Maloney, J. McGuire, S. Daniels, B. Specker (1989)
Dieting behavior and eating attitudes in children.Pediatrics, 84 3
T. Morck, S. Lynch, J. Cook (1983)
Inhibition of food iron absorption by coffee.The American journal of clinical nutrition, 37 3
Objective The authors investigated predictors of the accuracy of self‐reported values of body weight and height in adolescent females. Method Self‐reported and measured weight and height values were obtained for 683 school students aged 11–18 years. Predictors of accuracy were determined for self‐reported weight, height, and body mass index (BMI; based on self‐reported values). Results Self‐reported weight was underestimated. This was most likely for students with higher BMI values and actual weight. Younger, early pubertal and premenarcheal students were most likely to underestimate their height whereas older, postmenarcheal (more than 3 years) students were most likely to overestimate their height. The more exercise reported, the more accurate the height estimation. This translates to a greater underestimation of BMI as adolescents become older, have a longer duration since menarche, and exercise more. Discussion When accurate information is required, clinicians should measure height and weight, particularly if the adolescent female is perimenarcheal or appears to differ from population averages for height and weight. © 2004 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 36: 76–82, 2004.
International Journal of Eating Disorders – Wiley
Published: Jul 1, 2004
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.