Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the validation sample and in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2).
From: Validation of self-reported anthropometrics in the Adventist Health Study 2
| Â | AHS-2 (n = 95,681) | Validation Sample (n = 911) | p value | Adjusted p value for race1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women (%) | 65.0 | 66.7 | 0.28 | 0.98 |
Age (years)(SD) | 58.6 (14.5) | 58.3 (13.4) | 0.58 | 0.02 |
Self-reported weight (kg) (SD) | 76.7 (19.0) | 77.8 (18.2) | 0.09 | 0.98 |
Self-reported height (m) (SD) | 168.2 (0.1) | 167.9 (0.1) | 0.46 | 0.54 |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | Â | Â | 0.12 | 0.93 |
   Self-reported Overweight (%) (BMI | 34.4 | 34.5 |  |  |
   ≥25 kg/m2 and BMI<30 kg/m2) |  |  |  |  |
   Self-reported Obesity (%) | 24.7 | 27.3 |  |  |
   (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) |  |  |  |  |
Ever smokers (%) | 20.0 | 17.9 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married/Remarried (%) | 70.9 | 71.6 | 0.66 | 0.002 |
Education | Â | Â | 0.41 | 0.46 |
   ≤High School | 22.5 | 21.4 |  |  |
   ≤2-year college | 39.5 | 41.7 |  |  |
   ≤Doctoral degree | 38.0 | 36.9 |  |  |
Income per capita2 | Â | Â | 0.87 | 0.31 |
   Low (%) | 26.4 | 25.9 |  |  |
   Medium (%) | 46.1 | 47.1 |  |  |
   High (%) | 27.5 | 27.0 |  |  |
Race | Â | Â | <0.001 | NA |
   White (%) | 65.2 | 46.9 |  |  |
   Black (%) | 26.6 | 46.4 |  |  |
   Hispanic (%) | 3.9 | 3.7 |  |  |
   Asian (%) | 3.1 | 1.9 |  |  |
   Other (%) | 1.2 | 1.1 |  |  |
Physical activity3 | Â | Â | 0.74 | 0.25 |
   Low (%) | 17.6 | 17.5 |  |  |
   Medium (%) | 30.8 | 31.9 |  |  |
   High (%) | 51.7 | 50.6 |  |  |
   Soy consumers4 (%) | 72.9 | 76.7 | 0.02 | 0.004 |
Nuts consumption | Â | Â | 0.28 | 0.43 |
   ≤1/week (%) | 30.0 | 30.4 |  |  |
   2 to 4/week (%) | 29.0 | 31.0 |  |  |
   ≥5/week (%) | 41.0 | 38.6 |  |  |
Diet5 | Â | Â | 0.25 | 0.40 |
   Non-vegetarian (%) | 41.4 | 43.9 |  |  |
   Semi-vegetarian (%) | 20.4 | 20.3 |  |  |
   Vegetarian (%) | 38.2 | 35.8 |  |  |