BACKGROUND: self-reported body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight is a widely used measure of adiposity in epidemiological research. Knowledge about the accuracy of these measures in late life is scarce. OBJECTIVE: the study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and changes in accuracy of self-reported height, weight and BMI calculated from self-reported height and weight in late life. DESIGN: a longitudinal population-based study with five times of follow-up was conducted. PARTICIPANTS: seven hundred seventy-four community-living men and women, aged 40-88 at baseline (mean age 63.9), included in The Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. METHODS: participants self-reported their height and weight in a questionnaire, and height and weight were measured by experienced research nurses at an in-person testing five times during a 20-year period. BMI was calculated as weight (kilogramme)/height (metre)(2). RESULTS: latent growth curve modelling showed an increase in the mean difference between self-reported and measured values over time for height (0.038 cm/year) and BMI (0.016 kg/m(2)/year), but not for weight. CONCLUSIONS: there is a very small increase in the mean difference between self-reported and measured BMI with ageing, which probably would not affect the results when self-reported BMI is used as a continuous variable in longitudinal studies.
BACKGROUND: self-reported body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight is a widely used measure of adiposity in epidemiological research. Knowledge about the accuracy of these measures in late life is scarce. OBJECTIVE: the study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and changes in accuracy of self-reported height, weight and BMI calculated from self-reported height and weight in late life. DESIGN: a longitudinal population-based study with five times of follow-up was conducted. PARTICIPANTS: seven hundred seventy-four community-living men and women, aged 40-88 at baseline (mean age 63.9), included in The Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. METHODS:participants self-reported their height and weight in a questionnaire, and height and weight were measured by experienced research nurses at an in-person testing five times during a 20-year period. BMI was calculated as weight (kilogramme)/height (metre)(2). RESULTS: latent growth curve modelling showed an increase in the mean difference between self-reported and measured values over time for height (0.038 cm/year) and BMI (0.016 kg/m(2)/year), but not for weight. CONCLUSIONS: there is a very small increase in the mean difference between self-reported and measured BMI with ageing, which probably would not affect the results when self-reported BMI is used as a continuous variable in longitudinal studies.
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