Validity of self-reported height and weight and factors associated with errors in self-report

Anil Chankaramangalam Mathew¹*, Thazhuthekudiyil Sathyan Anithadevi², Rowther Shamna Safar², Singanallur Lakshmanan Ravi Shankar¹, Moosa Saira Banu¹ and Yunsheng Ma³

¹Department of Community Medicine, Peelamedu Samanaidu Govindaswamynaidu Institute of Medical Science and Research, Coimbatore-641004, Tamil Nadu, India

²Department of Statistics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam-686574, Kerala, India

³Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioural Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.