Measurement error of waist circumference: gaps in knowledge

被引:110
作者
Verweij, Lisanne M. [1 ,2 ]
Terwee, Caroline B. [3 ]
Proper, Karin I. [1 ,2 ]
Hulshof, Carel T. J. [4 ,5 ]
van Mechelen, Willem [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, EMGO Inst Hlth & Care Res, Dept Publ & Occupat Hlth, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, TNO, Body Work,Res Ctr Phys Act Work & Hlth, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
[3] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, EMGO Inst Hlth & Care Res, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
[4] Netherlands Soc Occupat Med, Utrecht, Netherlands
[5] Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Coronel Inst Occupat Hlth, NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
Waist circumference; Measurement error; ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; RELIABILITY; RISK; PREVENTION; QUALITY; HYPERTENSION; VARIABILITY; PHYSICIANS; DIAGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1017/S1368980012002741
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objective: It is not clear whether measuring waist circumference in clinical practice is problematic because the measurement error is unclear, as well as what constitutes a clinically relevant change. The present study aimed to summarize what is known from state-of-the-art research. Design: To identify the magnitude of the measurement error of waist circumference measurements from the literature, a search was conducted in PubMed from 1975 to February 2011. Results: The measurement error may vary between 0.7cm and 15cm. Taking a realistic range of measurable waist circumference into account (60-135 cm), we argue that a short-term clinically relevant change in waist circumference of 5% may lie between 3.0 and 6.8 cm and a maintained clinically relevant change of 3% between 1.8 and 4.1cm. Conclusions: Based on these results, we conclude it may be difficult to distinguish clinically relevant change from measurement error in individual subjects, due to the large measurement error and unclear definition of clinically relevant change. More research is needed to address these gaps in knowledge. To minimize measurement error, we recommend using a uniform measurement protocol, training and repeated measurements.
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