Trial reportArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2012
Truth be told: evidence of wheelchair users' accuracy in reporting their height and weight.
Trial report in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Determinants of reliability of self-reported height and weight and their impact on medication dosing: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Observational
- The Diagnosis and Management of Cardiometabolic Risk and Cardiometabolic Syndrome after Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Use of Accessible Weight Scales and Examination Tables/Chairs for Patients with Significant Mobility Limitations by Physicians Nationwide.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2021Article
- Accommodating patients with obesity and mobility difficulties: Observations from physicians.Disability and health journal · 2021Article
- Reducing Clinical Noise for Body Mass Index Measures Due to Unit and Transcription Errors in the Electronic Health Record.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2017Article
- Design and validation of a low cost, high-capacity weighing device for wheelchair users and bariatrics.Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA · 2017Article
- Reducing Obesity Among People With Disabilities.Journal of disability policy studies · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine whether wheelchair users' self-reports of height and weight differed significantly from direct measurements and whether weight category classifications differed substantially when based on self-reported or measured values.
designSingle group, cross-sectional analysis. Analyses included paired t tests, chi-square test, analysis of variance, and Bland-Altman agreement analyses.
settingA university-based exercise lab.
participantsCommunity-dwelling wheelchair users (N=125).
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measureParticipants' self-reported and measured height, weight, and body mass index.
resultsPaired t tests revealed that there were significant differences between wheelchair users' self-reported and measured values for height (difference of 3.1±7.6cm [1.2±3.0in]), weight (-1.7±6.5kg [-3.6±14.2lb]), and BMI (-1.6±3.3). These discrepancies also led to substantial misclassification into weight categories, with reliance on self-reported BMI underestimating the weight status of 20% of the sample.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that similar to the general population, wheelchair users are prone to errors when reporting their height and weight and that these errors may exceed those noted in the general population.
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