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Table 4 Mean parent-reported, corrected parent-reported, and investigator-measured height, weight, and BMI amongst the test sample (n = 154)

From: The accuracy of parent-reported height and weight for 6–12 year old U.S. children

 

Data Source

Parent-reported Mean (SD)

Corrected Parent-reported Mean (SD)

Investigator-measured Mean (SD)

Height (in)

53.28 (4.38)

52.76 (3.36)

52.33 (4.00)

Weight (lb)

70.62 (16.72)

70.76 (12.42)

69.99 (17.7)

BMI (kg/m2)

18.08 (3.08)

17.59 (0.92)

17.74 (2.89)

  1. Inches (in), pounds (lb), kilograms (kg), meters (m), standard deviation (SF)