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MeSH Heading: Waist Circumference
Tree Number(s): E01.370.600.115.100.160.560; E05.041.124.160.875; G07.100.100.160.560
Unique ID: D055105
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055105
Scope Note: 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.
Previous Indexing: Anthropometry (1994-2008); Body Constitution (1994-2008)
See Also: Sagittal Abdominal Diameter; Waist-Hip Ratio
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Waist Circumference MeSH Descriptor Data 2024