Table 6
Regression coefficients relating selected characteristics to difference‡ between measured and self-reported height (cm) and weight (kg), household population aged 6 to 11, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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  Height Weight
Regression coefficient (B) 95% confidence interval Standardized regression coefficient (beta) Regression coefficient (B) 95% confidence interval Standardized regression coefficient (beta)
from to from to
Sex
Boys† … … … … … … … …
Girls -0.10 -1.39 1.18 -0.01 -1.12* -2.11 -0.14 -0.15
Age 0.63 -0.52 1.78 0.12 -0.01 -0.38 0.37 0.00
Highest level of household education is postsecondary graduation
Yes 1.43 -1.46 4.33 0.06 0.09 -0.93 1.11 0.01
No† … … … … … … … …
Hours of physical activity per week
7 or fewer -1.62 -4.65 1.42 -0.06 -0.96* -1.78 -0.13 -0.08
8 to 14 -1.19 -3.31 0.93 -0.07 -0.54 -1.29 0.21 -0.07
15 or more† … … … … … … … …
End-digit preference
Yes -5.23* -7.80 -2.65 -0.23 -0.29 -0.81 0.23 -0.04
No† … … … … … … … …
Measured height (cm) -0.11 -0.29 0.08 -0.14 0.12* 0.02 0.21 0.36
Measured weight (kg) 0.08 -0.04 0.20 0.10 -0.26* -0.34 -0.17 -0.71
Intercept 3.97       -7.35      
Model information
R2 0.06       0.25      
† reference category
‡ self-reported minus measured
* significantly different from estimate for reference category/from 0 (continuous variable) (p < 0.05)
... not applicable
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.