Version 2.78

Term Description

Measurement of the participant's abdominal (waist) circumference is made at the uppermost lateral border of the ilium using a tape measure.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Circumference
Property
Len
Time
Pt
System
Abdomen.mid
Scale
Qn
Method
NHANES

Additional Names

Short Name
Circumf by NHANES

Basic Attributes

Class
BDYCRC.MOLEC
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.29
Last Updated
Version 2.29

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
56086-2 Adult Waist Circumference Protocol
56087-0 Child Waist Circumference Protocol

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Circunferencia:Len:Punto temporal:Abdomen.mid:Cuantitativo:NHANES
it-IT Italian (Italy) Circonferenza:Len:Pt:Addome.medio:Qn:NHANES
Synonyms: Addome e Addome medio Circonferenza del corpo - molecolare Lunghezza Punto nel tempo (episodio)
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Circunferência:Comprimento:Pt:Acdomen.médio:Qn:NHANES
Synonyms: ; Circumf; Length; Point in time; Random; Acd; Acdominal; Acdo; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Girth; BODY CIRCUMFERENCE.MOLEC; BODY CIRCUMFERENCE.MOLEC
zh-CN Chinese (China) 周长:长度:时间点:腹部.中部:定量型:NHANES
Synonyms: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey;全国健康和营养检查调查;美国国家营养调查;美国全国健康和营养监测调查;美国国家健康和营养检查调查 中腹;中腹部;腹部（腹、肚子）.中部（中、中间）;肚子中部 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 围 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 特殊体围;特殊身体周长;身体周长.分子型 腹;肚子 腹部（腹、肚子）+;腹部与 长;长短

Example Units

Unit Source
cm Example UCUM Units

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