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Table 3 Proportions of children categorized as underweight, overweight/obese and obese

From: Validity of parent-reported weight and height of preschool children measured at home or estimated without home measurement: a validation study

Reporting method used by parents

Parent reported

Index Measured

Difference

P*

 

%

(n)

%

(n)

%

(SD)

 

Underweight (weight and/or height estimated) (n = 104)

27.9

(29)

10.6

(11)

17.3

(4.8)

< 0.001

Underweight (weight and height measured) (n = 162)

23.5

(38)

9.3

(15)

14.2

(3.3)

< 0.001

Overweight/obese (weight and/or height estimated) (n = 104)

13.5

(14)

16.3

(17)

-2.8

(3.7)

0.607

Overweight/obese (weight and height measured) (n = 162)

8.0

(13)

11.7

(19)

-3.7

(2.3)

0.180

Obese (weight and/or height estimated) (n = 104)

2.9

(3)

3.8

(4)

-0.9

(2.5)

1.000

Obese (weight and height measured) (n = 162)

1.2

(2)

2.5

(4)

-1.3

(1.2)

0.625

  1. * According to the McNemar's test