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Preferred Name |
Waist-Hip Ratio
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Definition |
The ratio of the abdominal circumference at the navel to maximum hip and buttocks circumference; looks at the proportion of fat stored on the body around the waist and hip. Carrying extra weight around the waist is a greater health risk than carrying extra weight around the hips or thighs.
CDISC Definition: A relative measurement (ratio) of the waist circumference to the hip circumference.
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
Waist to Hip Ratio
Waist-Hip Ratio
WAISTHIP
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C17651
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C17651
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PMID |
NA
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