II. Technique
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General
- Use non-stretchable measuring tape
- Tape should touch skin, but not compress soft tissue
- Avoid twists in the tape
- Waist Circumference
- Do not measure within 1 hour of large meal
- Measure patient while supine
- Measuring tape may fall in standing position
- Panniculus shifts downward in standing position
- Williamson (1993) Am J Hum Biol 15:159-67 [PubMed]
- Measure at natural waist, midway between:
- Palpated iliac crest
- Palpated lowest rib margin at mid axillary line
- Hip Circumference
- Patient stands erect
- Arms at side
- Feet together
- Measure hips at maximum circumference over buttocks
- Patient stands erect
III. Interpretation of Higher Obesity Risk
- Waist-to-Hip Ratio
- Measures fat distribution
- Pear Obesity (Gynoid Obesity)
- Apple Obesity (Android Obesity, Beer Belly)
- Higher cardiovascular disease risk
- Higher risk of Insulin Resistance
- Values suggestive of Apple Obesity
- Males > 1.0 confers increased risk
- Females > 0.9 confers increased risk
- Measures fat distribution
- Waist Circumference
- Males >= 40 inches (102 cm) confers increased risk (>=35 inches in asian descent)
- Females >= 35 inches (88 cm) confers increased risk (>=31 inches in asian descent)
IV. References
- Flier in Wilson (1998) Williams Endocrinology, p. 1063
- (1998) Treatment of Adult Obesity, AOA, p. 63-4
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| Definition (MSH) | The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body. |
| Definition (CSP) | measurement of the physical dimensions of the human or other primate body characteristics such as size, breadth, girth, weight, proportion and distance between anatomical points; also includes segment masses, the centers of gravity of body segments, and the ranges of joint motion, which are used in biomechanical analyses of work postures; in anthropology it is used to refer to different body sizes and proportions of individuals belonging to different populations. |
| Concepts | Research Activity (T062) |
| MSH | D000886 |
| English | Anthropometry, anthropometry |
| Swedish | Antropometri |
| Czech | antropometrie |
| Finnish | Antropometria |
| Russian | ANTROPOMETRIIA, АНТРОПОМЕТРИЯ |
| Croatian | ANTROPOMETRIJA |
| Polish | Antropometria |
| Norwegian | Antropometri |
| French | Anthropométrie |
| German | Anthropometrie |
| Italian | Antropometria |
| Dutch | Antropometrie |
| Portuguese | Antropometria |
| Spanish | Antropometría |
Ontology: Android obesity (C0342940)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 238132000 |
| English | obesity android, android obesity, Android obesity, Android obesity (disorder) |
| Spanish | obesidad androide (trastorno), obesidad androide |
