A comparison of direct vs. self‐report measures for assessing height, weight and body mass index: a systematic review

By S. Gorber, Mark S. Tremblay, D. Moher, B. Gorber. Obesity Reviews, 2007

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A systematic review of the evidence for Canada's Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults (2010, background): “Ka tz m ar zy k et al 20 07 [1 26 ] To ex am in e th e re la tio ns hi ps am on g ad ip os ity ,P A ,P F an d th e de ve lo pm en t of T2 D in a di ve rs e sa m pl e of Ca na di an s.”
A century of trends in adult human height (2016, neutral): “…to systematic bias that varies by geography, time, age, sex, and socioeconomic characteristics like education and ethnicity ( Engstrom et al., 2003 ; Connor Gorber et al., 2007 ; Wetmore and Mokdad, 2012 ; Schenker et al., 2010 ; Ezzati et al., 2006 ; Clarke et al., 2014 ; Hayes et al., 2011 ).”
The economic burden of obesity worldwide: a systematic review of the direct costs of obesity (2011, methodology): “For example, self-reported BMI, used in many of the studies reviewed herein (24,25,29,30,33–35), consistently underestimates the prevalence of obesity (36).”
Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014 (2016, background): “37 Parental report of weight and height can result in underreporting of height, which results in biased (higher) BMI values.”