Differences in accuracy of height, weight, and body mass index between self-reported and measured using the 2018 Korea Community Health Survey data

• DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2022024
• Publication Date: 2022-02-19T03:54:08Z
• Authors: Yoonsil Ko; Sunhye Choi; Jisoo Won; Yeon-Kyeng Lee; Dong-Hyun Kim; Seon Kui Lee
• Keywords: Body height

This study aimed to determine an effective survey method for the accurate calculation of obesity prevalence by comparing self-reported and measured height, weight, body mass index (BMI) using 2018 Korea Community Healthy Survey (CHS) data.Raw data from CHS were used analyze differences, correlation, agreement between BMI.The height was over-reported than (0.59 cm greater men 0.71 women), while weight under-reported (0.55 kg less 0.67 women). Subsequently, BMI under-estimated (0.35 kg/m2 lower 0.49 women) compared with BMI. The kappa statistic values per category (underweight, normal, overweight, obesity) 0.82 79.6%, respectively.The should be calculated provided in order promote local health projects based on evidence.