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Validation study on self-reported height, weight, and blood pressure.

Tomoyuki Kawada1, Shosuke Suzuki

  • 1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan. kawada@nms.ac.jp

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 15, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Self-reported height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI) are valid when compared to actual health examination data. This study confirms the reliability of self-reported measurements for these key health indicators.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences
  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Accurate health data is crucial for epidemiological studies and public health.
  • Self-reported health metrics are frequently used due to ease of collection.
  • Assessing the validity of self-reported data against objective measurements is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the validity of self-reported height, weight, and blood pressure.
  • To compare self-reported data from 1993 with objective measurements from 1991 and 1992.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 1,823 adults aged 40-68 years was studied.
  • Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to compare self-reported data with measured data.
  • Variables analyzed included systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI).

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Main Results:

  • High correlations were observed between self-reported and measured data for height (r=0.96-0.97), weight (r=0.96-0.97), and BMI (r=0.92-0.94).
  • Correlations for blood pressure were moderate (systolic: r=0.63-0.73; diastolic: r=0.60-0.67).
  • Self-reported height, weight, and BMI demonstrated strong validity over a two-year period.

Conclusions:

  • Self-reported height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI) are reliable indicators of actual measurements.
  • While blood pressure self-reports show moderate correlation, height, weight, and BMI are highly valid.
  • Findings support the use of self-reported height, weight, and BMI in longitudinal health research.