Version 2.77

Term Description

Measurement of the participant's waist circumference is measured at the natural waist.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Circumference
Property
Len
Time
Pt
System
Abdomen.mid
Scale
Qn
Method
WHI

Additional Names

Short Name
Circumf by WHI

Basic Attributes

Class
BDYCRC.MOLEC
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.29
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Common Test Rank Get Info
17327

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
56086-2 Adult Waist Circumference Protocol

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Circunferencia:Len:Punto temporal:Abdomen.mid:Cuantitativo:WHI
it-IT Italian (Italy) Circonferenza:Len:Pt:Addome.medio:Qn:WHI
Synonyms: Addome e Addome medio Circonferenza del corpo - molecolare Lunghezza Punto nel tempo (episodio) Waist-hip index;Misura dell''anca
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Circunferência:Comprimento:Pt:Acdomen.médio:Qn:EHI
Synonyms: ; Circumf; Length; Point in time; Random; Acd; Acdominal; Acdo; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Girth; BODY CIRCUMFERENCE.MOLEC; BODY CIRCUMFERENCE.MOLEC
zh-CN Chinese (China) 周长:长度:时间点:腹部.中部:定量型:腰臀指数测定法
Synonyms: Waist-hip index;WHI;WHI 法;腰围与臀围的比率;腰臀指数法 中腹;中腹部;腹部（腹、肚子）.中部（中、中间）;肚子中部 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 围 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 特殊体围;特殊身体周长;身体周长.分子型 腹;肚子 腹部（腹、肚子）+;腹部与 长;长短

Example Units

Unit Source
cm Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=56117-5