Anna Rangan|Victoria Flood|Timothy Gill
Misreporting of Energy Intake in the 2007 Australian Children’s Survey: Identification, Characteristics and Impact of Misreporters
University of Sydney|University of Wollongong|University of Sydney
misreporting energy intake ei common problem national surveysthe aim study identify misreporters using variety criteria examine impact misreporting association ei weight status define characteristics misreporters 2007 australian childrens surveydata 2007 australian childrens survey included 4800 children aged 216 years used examine extent misreporting based ei physical activity level pal age gender height weight statusthree options identifying misreporters using goldberg cutoffs explored direct comparison ei energy expenditure tee subset childrenlinear regression used determine impact misreporting association ei weight statusthe prevalence underreporting among children varied 50 67 overreporting 16 30 depending option useddirect comparison ei tee revealed similar resultsregression analysis showed excluding misreporters provided best model examine crosssectional associations ei bmicharacteristics associated underreporting included older age female higher bmi higher pal living urban location lower parental education level feeling unwell survey dayoverreporting common among children lower bmi lower pal open accessin conclusion misreporting ei present among various subgroups 2007 australian childrens surveythe impact misreporting association ei body weight recognised users survey