Rona R J, Chinn S, Manning R
Division of Community Health, United Medical and Dental School of Guy Hospital, London, UK.
Ann Hum Biol. 1989 Jan-Feb;16(1):41-4. doi: 10.1080/03014468900000142.
The validity of self-reported height was assessed in a sample of Afro-Caribbean, Asian and Caucasian parents. Asian mothers overestimated their height (p less than 0.01) and Caucasian mothers overestimated that of their child's father. The standard deviations of the differences between reported and measured height, with the exception of Caucasian mothers, were large (between 4.33 cm and 11.18 cm). It is concluded that self-reported height from subjects living in inner city areas in Britain should be interpreted with great caution.
在非裔加勒比人、亚洲人和白人父母的样本中评估了自我报告身高的有效性。亚洲母亲高估了自己的身高（p小于0.01），白人母亲高估了孩子父亲的身高。除白人母亲外，报告身高与测量身高之间差异的标准差很大（在4.33厘米至11.18厘米之间）。得出的结论是，对于居住在英国市中心地区的受试者的自我报告身高，应极为谨慎地加以解读。
