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WAIST-HIP RATIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
- Dietetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- waist-to-hip ratio
1, record 1, English, waist%2Dto%2Dhip%20ratio
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- WHR 2, record 1, English, WHR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- waist-hip ratio 3, record 1, English, waist%2Dhip%20ratio
correct
- WHR 3, record 1, English, WHR
correct
- WHR 3, record 1, English, WHR
- waist/hip ratio 4, record 1, English, waist%2Fhip%20ratio
correct
- WHR 4, record 1, English, WHR
correct
- WHR 4, record 1, English, WHR
- waist-to-hip circumference ratio 5, record 1, English, waist%2Dto%2Dhip%20circumference%20ratio
correct, rare
- WHR 6, record 1, English, WHR
correct
- WHR 6, record 1, English, WHR
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of a person's waist circumference to hip circumference. 7, record 1, English, - waist%2Dto%2Dhip%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blood pressure, weight, height, and hip and waist circumferences were measured according to standard protocols, and BMI [body mass index] and WHR were calculated. ... Waist circumference was measured at the level of the umbilicus and hip circumference was measured over light clothing at the widest girth of the hip. ... Truncal obesity was defined as WHR more than 0.95 in men and WHR more than 0.8 in women. 8, record 1, English, - waist%2Dto%2Dhip%20ratio
Record 1, Key term(s)
- waist to hip ratio
- waist to hip circumference ratio
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
- Diététique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rapport taille/hanches
1, record 1, French, rapport%20taille%2Fhanches
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- RTH 1, record 1, French, RTH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rapport taille-hanches 2, record 1, French, rapport%20taille%2Dhanches
correct, masculine noun
- RTH 2, record 1, French, RTH
correct, masculine noun
- RTH 2, record 1, French, RTH
- rapport tour de taille/tour de hanches 3, record 1, French, rapport%20tour%20de%20taille%2Ftour%20de%20hanches
correct, masculine noun
- RTH 4, record 1, French, RTH
correct, masculine noun
- RTH 4, record 1, French, RTH
- rapport taille/hanche 5, record 1, French, rapport%20taille%2Fhanche
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quotient du tour de taille (en cm) par le tour de hanches (en cm) utilisé en épidémiologie pour évaluer la répartition du tissu adipeux. 6, record 1, French, - rapport%20taille%2Fhanches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'étude [...], réalisée auprès de plus de 10 000 survivants d'infarctus du myocarde dans 52 pays, l'obésité abdominale (mesurée par le rapport tour de taille/tour de hanches) est apparue comme un facteur prédictif puissant et indépendant de survenue d'infarctus du myocarde non mortel. 7, record 1, French, - rapport%20taille%2Fhanches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tour de taille est mesuré à mi-distance entre le rebord costal inférieur et l'épine iliaque antérosupérieure sur la ligne médio-axillaire; le tour de hanches correspond à la circonférence la plus large au niveau trochantérien. 1, record 1, French, - rapport%20taille%2Fhanches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rapport taille/hanche : Ce terme est à éviter car on s'intéresse au quotient du tour de taille par le tour des deux hanches et non par la circonférence d'une seule hanche. 6, record 1, French, - rapport%20taille%2Fhanches
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rapport taille sur hanches
- rapport tour de taille sur tour de hanches
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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