The correlation between self-reported and measured height, weight, and BMI in reproductive age women

This prospective, cross-sectional study of 60 women compares self-reported height, weight, and BMI with measured values. Self-reported BMI (29.0 +/- 8.37 kg/m(2)) was slightly lower than measured BMI (29.1 +/- 8.38 kg/m(2)) (p= 0.4). Eighty percent of participants reported a BMI in the same category in which their BMI was measured. Pearson's correlation coefficient for height (0.96, p <0.001), weight (0.99, p <0.001), and BMI (0.99,p <0.001) were high. Reproductive age women accurately reported their height and weight. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.