BMC Obesity

Table 2 Correlation of reported and measured height, weight and BMI in M-TEENS

From: Accuracy of BMI correction using multiple reports in children

	Measured vs. Reported Weight	Measured vs. Reported Height	Measured vs. Reported BMI
Parent report	0.93^a	0.79^a	0.87^a
Child report	0.93^a	0.82^a	0.87^a
Males
Parent report	0.92^a	0.78^a	0.85^a
Child report	0.93^a	0.82^a	0.86^a
Females
Parent report	0.93^a	0.82^a	0.89^a
Child report	0.92^a	0.85^a	0.88^a

M-TEENS Military Teenagers’ Environment, Exercise and Nutrition Study, BMI body mass index; ^a Fisher’s Z-Test P <0.001

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