waist circumference

Preferred Label : waist circumference;

MeSH definition : The measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after exhalation.;

MeSH synonym : Circumference, Waist; Circumferences, Waist; Waist Circumferences;

Details

Origin ID

D055105;

UMLS CUI

C0455829;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Oral [LOINC part]
- Oral Route of Administration [NCIt concept]
- Postoperative Period [ICNP time]
- Waist [FMA entity]
- Waist [NCIt concept]
- government publications [CISMeF resources Type]
- waist [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Waist Circumference [NCIt concept]
- Waist circumference [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Waist circumference (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- waist circumference [MeSH concept]
See also
- sagittal abdominal diameter [MeSH Descriptor]
- waist-hip ratio [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- body height [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Waist Circumference [NCIt concept]
- Waist circumference [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Waist circumference (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]

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