Population Health Metrics

Table 3 Linear regression models for reporting error in weight, height, and BMI, 2007-2008 Australian NHS (population-weighted data)

From: Change in bias in self-reported body mass index in Australia between 1995 and 2008 and the evaluation of correction equations

	Weight error	Height error		BMI error
	Men and women N = 9141	Men N = 4567	Women N = 4574	Men N = 4567	Women N = 4574
	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)
Constant	-0.3428 (0.150)^c	-0.2201 (0.0196)^a	-0.2918 (0.0225)^a	-0.8088 (0.2537)^b	-0.2856 (0.1584)^a
Age (years)	-0.0152 (0.0029)^a	-	-	-	-
Age for each year up to age 60	-	0.00023 (0.00005)^a	0.00023 (0.00005)^a	-0.0130 (0.0026)^a	-0.0086 (0.0027)^b
Age for each year beyond age 60	-	0.0010 (0.00013)^a	0.0009 (0.00015)^a	-0.0311 (0.0067)^a	-0.0313 (0.0070)^a
Female	-0.2973 (0.0952)^b	-	-	-	-
Self-reported height (meters)	-	0.1225 (0.0109)^a	0.1758 (0.0132)^a	-	-
Self-reported BMI	-	-	-	0.0310 (0.0095)^b	-
R-squared	0.0072	0.1064	0.1578	0.0392	0.0240

^a p < 0.001, ^b p < 0.01, ^c p < 0.05

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