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Descriptor English: Abdominal Circumference
Descriptor Spanish: Circunferencia Abdominal
Descriptor circunferencia abdominal
Scope note: Medida de la circunferencia del abdomen, que se correlaciona positivamente con la grasa acumulada en esta región del cuerpo. Es un predictor independiente de riesgo de diabetes tipo II, enfermedad arterial coronaria e hipertensión en los adultos y los ancianos, con puntos de corte específicos para cada sexo. En los varones existe riesgo si el índice superior a 102 cm y en las mujeres si es superior a 88 cm. (Traducción libre del original: NIH, 1998)
Descriptor Portuguese: Circunferência Abdominal
Descriptor French: Circonférence Abdominale
Tree number(s): SP6.270.233.111.178
Scope note: It consists of abdomen circumference measurement, which is positively correlated to fat accumulated in this region of the body. It is an independent predictor for type II diabetes, coronary artery disease and hypertension risk in adults and in the elderly, with specific cutoff points for each sex. In men, the index indicates risk above 102 cm and in women, above 88 cm. (NIH 1998)
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
EH ethnology
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
DeCS ID: 50314
Unique ID: DDCS050314
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Abdominal Circumference - Preferred
Concept UI FD00061471
Scope note It consists of abdomen circumference measurement, which is positively correlated to fat accumulated in this region of the body. It is an independent predictor for type II diabetes, coronary artery disease and hypertension risk in adults and in the elderly, with specific cutoff points for each sex. In men, the index indicates risk above 102 cm and in women, above 88 cm. (NIH 1998)
Preferred term Abdominal Circumference



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