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Table 3 Under-report and Over-report for Waist Circumference and/or BMI (allowing for error margin*)

From: Recruitment into diabetes prevention programs: what is the impact of errors in self-reported measures of obesity?

 

Waist Circumference Status

BMI Status

Under-report (n)

Correct (n)

Over-report (n)

Total

Under-report

1 #

21 #

1 #

23

Correct

25 #

219

3 #

247

Over-report

1 #

6 #

0 #

7

Total

27

246

4

277

  1. *Under-report and Over-report categories include allowances for 2 kg and 2 cm margins of error.
  2. Notes for table: # represents participants who either under-reported or over-reported at least one of BMI or waist circumference.