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Table 2 Mean difference comparisons between measured and self-reported anthropometrics for pregnant women in the PrOMIS cohort (N = 2605)

From: Concordance between self-reported pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and BMI measured at the first prenatal study contact

Measure

Measured

Self-reported

Mean difference (SD)

All

Skewness

Kurtosis

All

Skewness

Kurtosis

All

Weight (kg)

59.21 ± 10.05

0.87

4.26

58.94 ± 9.89

0.96

4.60

−0.27 ± 4.54*

Height (m)

1.53 ± 0.05

0.13

3.04

1.55 ± 0.06

0.19

3.08

+0.02 ± 0.03**

BMI (kg/m2)

25.35 ± 3.97

0.92

4.46

24.65 ± 3.87

1.00

4.76

−0.71 ± 2.17**

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.001