Page Randy M, Lee Ching-Mei, Miao Nae-Fang
Brigham Young University, 221 Richards Bldg., Provo, UT 84602, USA.
J Sch Health. 2004 Dec;74(10):401-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2004.tb06606.x.
This study compared consistency of age- and gender-specific self-reported height and weight and calculated body mass index among a sample of high school students in Taipei County, Taiwan to reference values for Taiwanese school-aged youth obtained through national studies. Taipei high school students provided self-reports of height and weight that were similar to national reference values. Use of self-reported height and weight in this sample appeared warranted and may reliably be used to calculate aggregate indices of body mass, overweight, and obesity. This study compared prevalence of overweight and obesity in the current sample with other adolescent populations using international criteria (International Task Force on Obesity). Using these criteria, 17.6% of boys and 9.4% of girls met the definition of overweight and 3.7% of boys and 1.6% of girls met the definition of obesity. While use of self-reported height and weight appears justified in this sample, researchers should not assume self-report measures will always be accurate. Researchers considering use of self-reported height and weight should compare their results to normative reference values when possible to increase confidence in using self-report measures of height and weight.
本研究比较了台湾台北县高中生样本中按年龄和性别自我报告的身高和体重的一致性，并计算了体重指数，与通过全国性研究得出的台湾学龄青少年参考值进行对比。台北的高中生提供的身高和体重自我报告与全国参考值相似。在该样本中使用自我报告的身高和体重似乎是合理的，并且可以可靠地用于计算体重、超重和肥胖的总体指标。本研究使用国际标准（国际肥胖问题特别工作组）将当前样本中超重和肥胖的患病率与其他青少年人群进行了比较。根据这些标准，17.6%的男孩和9.4%的女孩符合超重定义，3.7%的男孩和1.6%的女孩符合肥胖定义。虽然在该样本中使用自我报告的身高和体重似乎是合理的，但研究人员不应认为自我报告的测量结果总是准确的。考虑使用自我报告的身高和体重的研究人员应尽可能将其结果与标准参考值进行比较，以增强对使用身高和体重自我报告测量结果的信心。
