Waist-Hip Ratio

Preferred Label : Waist-Hip Ratio;

NCIt related terms : WAISTHIP; Waist to Hip Ratio;

NCIt 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.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A relative measurement (ratio) of the waist circumference to the hip circumference.;

Details

Origin ID

C17651;

UMLS CUI

C0205682;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Waist-Hip Ratio [DeCS]
- Waist-Hip ratio [MeSH concept]
- Waist/hip ratio (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- waist-hip ratio [COVID-19 Thesaurus concept]
- waist-hip ratio [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism Attribute [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Waist-Hip ratio [MeSH concept]
- Waist/hip ratio (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- waist-hip ratio [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Vital Sign Test Code Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Vital Sign Test Name Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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