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Table 3 Anthropometric differences according to population characteristics in the AHS-2 validation sample (n = 911).

From: Validation of self-reported anthropometrics in the Adventist Health Study 2

 

WEIGHT (kg) (95% CI)

HEIGHT (cm) (95% CI)

BODY MASS INDEX (kg/m2) (95% CI)

 

Self-

reported

Measured

Difference1

p value

Self-

reported

Measured

Difference1

p

value

Self-reported

Measured

Difference1

p

value

Sex

   

0.18

   

0.13

   

0.36

Women

74.5

74.9

-0.4

 

163

162

+1.4

 

27.9

28.6

-0.7

 

(n = 608)

(73.1-76.0)

(73.4-76.4)

(-0.8 to +0.1)

 

(163-164)

(161-163)

(+1.1 to +1.8)

 

(27.4-28.5)

(28.0-29.2)

(-0.8 to -0.4)

 

Men

84.2

84.1

+0.1

 

177

175

+1.8

 

26.9

27.4

-0.5

 

(n = 303)

(82.4-86.1)

(82.1-86.1)

(-0.4 to +0.7)

 

(176-178)

(174-176)

(+1.5 to +2.2)

 

(26.3-27.4)

(26.8-28.0)

(-0.7 to -0.3)

 

Age (years)

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

   

0.030

<45

78.1

79.1

-0.9

 

168

168

+0.6

 

27.6

28.2

-0.6

 

(n:161)

(75.2-81.1)

(76.0-82.1)

(-1.8 to -0.04)

 

(167-170)

(166-169)

(+0.4 to +1.1)

 

(26.6-28.6)

(27.1-29.3)

(-1.0 to -0.3)

 

45-<55

80.0

81.8

-1.9

 

169

168

+1.0

 

28.0

29.0

-1.0

 

(n: 228)

(77.4-82.5)

(79.1-84.6)

(-2.6 to -1.1)

 

(168-171)

(167-169)

(+0.3 to +1.8)

 

(27.1-28.9)

(28.0-29.9)

(-1.3 to -0.6)

 

55-<65

80.4

80.0

+0.4

 

169

167

+1.4

 

28.3

28.7

-0.4

 

(n: 234)

(78.1-82.8)

(77.6-82.5)

(-0.2 to +1.0)

 

(167-170)

(166-168)

(+1.0 to +1.8)

 

(27.5-29.1)

(27.7-29.6)

(-0.6 to -0.1)

 

65- <75

74.8

74.0

+0.8

 

166

164

+2.0

 

27.0

27.4

-0.4

 

(n: 170)

(72.5-77.1)

(71.6-76.3)

(+0.2 to +1.4)

 

(165-168)

(163-166)

(+1.4 to +2.5)

 

(26.2-27.8)

(26.5-28.3)

(-0.7 to -0.1)

 

≥75

72.0

70.6

+1.4

 

166

162

+3.4

 

26.1

26.8

-0.6

 

(n: 118)

(69.1-74.9)

(67.7-73.5)

(+0.7 to +2.1)

 

(164-166)

(161-164)

(+2.8 to +4.0)

 

(25.2-27.0)

(25.8-27.7)

(-1.0 to -0.3)

 

Obesity

   

0.27

   

0.91

   

0.03

Non-obese

70.4

70.5

-0.1

 

169

167

+1.6

 

24.7

25.1

-0.4

 

(n: 662)

(69.5-73.3)

(69.5-71.5)

(-0.4 to +0.3)

 

(168-169)

(166-168)

(+1.3 to +1.9)

 

(24.4-24.9)

(24.9-25.4)

(-0.6 to -0.3)

 

Obese

97.3

97.9

-0.6

 

166

1.64

+1.5

 

35.3

36.2

-0.9

 

(n: 249)

(95.1-99.5)

(95.6-100.2)

(-1.4 to +0.3)

 

(165-167)

(163-166)

(+1.1 to +2.0)

 

(34.6-36.0)

(35.5-37.0)

(-1.3 to -0.6)

 

Race 2

   

0.11

   

0.92

   

0.07

White

75.0

74.8

+0.2

 

168

167

+1.5

 

26.4

26.9

-0.4

 

(n = 427)

(73.4-76.7)

(73.1-76.6)

(-0.2 to +0.7)

 

(167-169)

(166-168)

(+1.3 to +1.8)

 

(25.9 -27.0)

(26.3-27.5)

(-0.6 to -0.3)

 

Black

81.3

81.9

-0.6

 

168

166

+1.6

 

28.9

29.6

-0.7

 

(n = 423)

(79.6-83.1)

(80.1-83.7)

(-1.1 to 0.0)

 

(167-169)

(165-167)

(+1.1 to +2.1)

 

(28.3-29.5)

(29.0 -30.3)

(-1.0 to -0.5)

 

Hispanic

75.4

76.5

-1.1

 

166

164

+1.6

 

27.3

28.2

-0.9

 

(n = 34)

(68.5-82.4)

(69.1-83.9)

(-2.8 to +0.59)

 

(162-170)

(161-168)

(+0.8 to +2.3)

 

(25.1-29.5)

(25.8-30.6)

(-1.6 to -0.3)

 

Asian

61.3

60.1

+1.1

 

160

159

+1.0

 

23.9

23.9

+0.1

 

(n = 17)

(55.6-67.0)

(53.5-66.8)

(-0.4 to +2.7)

 

(155-164)

(154-164)

(-0.1 to +2.0)

 

(22.2-25.8)

(21.5-26.2)

(-0.7 to +0.9)

 

Soy

            

Consumer 3

   

0.001

   

0.72

   

0.001

No

79.6

80.9

-1.3

 

167

165

+1.4

 

28.7

29.7

-1.0

 

(n = 168)

(76.8 -82.4)

(78.0 - 83.9)

(-2.2 to -0.4)

 

(165-168)

(164-167)

(+1.0 to +1.9)

 

(27.7-29.7)

(28.6-30.8)

(-1.4 to -0.7)

 

Yes

76.8

76.5

+0.3

 

168

167

+1.4

 

27.1

27.4

-0.4

 

(n = 552)

(75.3 -78.3)

(74.9 - 78.1)

(-0.2 to +0.7)

 

(168-169)

(166-168)

(+1.1 to +1.7)

 

(26.6-27.5)

(26.9-28.0)

(-0.6 to -0.2)

 

Nut Intake

   

0.74

   

0.92

   

0.58

Low

79.7

80.0

-0.4

 

167

166

+1.6

 

28.6

29.3

-0.7

 

(n: 277)

(77.4-81.9)

(77.7-82.4)

(-1.0 to +0.3)

 

(166-168)

(164-167)

(+1.2 to +2.0)

 

(27.8-29.3)

(28.4-30.1)

(-1.0 to -0.4)

 

Medium

79.1

79.3

-0.2

 

169

167

+1.6

 

27.8

28.5

-0.6

 

(n: 282)

(76.8-81.4)

(76.9-81.7)

(-0.8 to +0.4)

 

(167-170)

(166-168)

(+1.0 to +2.2)

 

(27.1-28.6)

(27.6-29.3)

(-0.9 to -0.3)

 

High

75.2

75.2

-0.04

 

168

167

+1.5

 

26.6

27.1

-0.5

 

(n: 352)

(73.5-76.9)

(73.4-77.0)

(-0.6 to +0.5)

 

(167-169)

(166-167)

(+1.2 to +1.8)

 

(26.1-27.2)

(26.5-27.7)

(-0.7 to -0.3)

 

Diet 4

   

0.12

   

0.71

   

0.09

Non-veg

82.9

83.3

-0.5

 

168

166

+1.5

 

29.6

30.3

-0.7

 

(n = 400)

(81.0-84.8)

(81.4-85.3)

(-1.0 to +0.1)

 

(167-169)

(165-167)

(+1.0 to +1.9)

 

(28.9-30.2)

(29.6-31.0)

(-1.0 to -0.5)

 

Semi-veg

77.3

77.7

-0.4

 

168

167

+1.8

 

27.3

28.0

-0.7

 

(n = 185)

(74.9-79.7)

(75.3-80.2)

(-1.2 to +0.3)

 

(167-170)

(165-168)

(+1.2 to +2.3)

 

(26.5-28.1)

(27.2-28.9)

(-1.1 to -0.4)

 

Vegetarian

71.7

71.5

+0.3

 

168

167

+1.5

 

25.3

25.7

-0.4

 

(n = 326)

(70.0-73.5)

(69.6-73.3)

(-0.2 to +0.8)

 

(167-170)

(166-168)

(+1.2 to +1.9)

 

(24.8-25.9)

(25.1-26.3)

(-0.6 to -0.2)

 
  1. Difference: self-reported - measured (a negative value means infra-reported; a positive value means over-reported).
  2. The values do not sum 911 because there are 10 participants with other race. Due to limited number of participants we do not represent category.
  3. The values do not sum 911 because there are 191 missing values for this variable. Soy consumer: ≥1 g of soy protein per day.
  4. Semi-vegetarian: low meat consumption and pesco; Vegetarian: Vegan and Lactovegetarian.
  5. Values are expressed as means and (95% Confidence Interval).
  6. p values of differences between groups were obtained through T Student test or ANOVA.
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