Quality Assessment of Data on Waist and Hip Circumferences in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 2. Survey procedures used for measuring waist and hip circumference (Form VI) (see Section 3).
RUA As in
MONICA
manual 		Number of
team
members 		Observer
training 		Testing or
certific. 		Observer
code
included 		Removal
of heavy
garments 		Removal
of other
gartments 		Precision
of measur.
(cm) 		No of measur./
subject
Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin
AUS-NEWa + + 11 . + + + + + + + + - - 1 1 1 2
AUS-PERb + + 4 4 + + - - -1 -1 + + - - 1 1 2 1
BEL-CHAa dnc + dnc 4 dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc +2 dnc 0.5 dnc 1
BEL-GHEa dnc + dnc 4 dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc +2 dnc 0.5 dnc 1
CAN-HALa snd + snd 2 snd + snd + snd + snd + snd - snd 1 snd 1
CHN-BEIa + + 1 1 + + - + - + + + - - 1 1 1 1
CZE-CZEa -3 + 100 36 + + - - - + + + +2 +2 0.5 0.5 1 1
DEN-GLOa + + 1 1 + + - - -4 -4 + + . . 1 1 1 1
FIN-KUOa + + 4 4 + + + + + + + + - - 0.5 0.5 1 1
FIN-NKAa + + 4 4 + + + + + + + + - - 0.5 0.5 1 1
FIN-TULa + + 4 4 + + + + + + + + - - 0.5 0.5 1 1
FRA-LILa snd + snd 2 snd + snd + snd + snd + snd +5 snd 0.5 snd 1
FRA-STRa snd + snd 2 snd + snd + snd + snd + snd +6 snd 0.5 snd 1
FRA-TOUa + + 4 2 + + + + + + + + - - 0.5 0.5 1 1
GER-AURa + + 24 23 + + + + + + + + +7 +7 0.5 0.5 1 1
GER-AUUa + + 24 23 + + + + + + + + +7 +7 0.5 0.5 1 1
GER-COTa + snd 2 snd + snd + snd - snd + snd + snd 0.5 snd 1 snd
GER-EGEb dnc + dnc 3 dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc 1
GER-ERFa + dnc 2 dnc + dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc 1 dnc
GER-HACb + snd 2 snd + snd + snd - snd + snd + snd 0.5 snd 1 snd
GER-KMSe + snd 2 snd + snd + snd - snd + snd + snd 0.5 snd 1 snd
RUA As in
MONICA
manual 		Number of
team
members 		Observer
training 		Testing or
certific. 		Observer
code
included 		Removal
of heavy
garments 		Removal
of other
gartments 		Precision
of measur.
(cm) 		No of measur./
subject
Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin
ICE-ICEa dnc + dnc 5 dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc . dnc .
ITA-BRIa + + 6 4 + + + + + + + + +8 +8 0.5 0.5 1 1
ITA-FRIa + + 15 15 + + + + + + + + +9 +9 0.5 0.5 1 1
LTU-KAUa dnc + dnc 1 dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc 1
NEZ-AUCa snd + snd 4 snd + snd + snd + snd + snd - snd 1 snd 1
POL-TARa dnc + dnc 7 dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc .
POL-WARa dnc + dnc 2 dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc 1
RUS-MOCa dnc + dnc 2 dnc + dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc 1
RUS-MOIa dnc + dnc 2 dnc + dnc + dnc - dnc + dnc + dnc 0.5 dnc 1
SPA-CATa + + 2 3 + + + + + + + + +10 +10 0.5 0.5 2 2
SWE-GOTa + + 3 3 + + . . + + + + + + 1 1 1 1
SWE-NSWa + + 4 4 + + - - + + + + + + 0.5 0.5 1 1
SWI-TICa dnc + dnc 3 dnc + dnc - dnc +11 dnc + dnc - dnc 0.5 dnc 1
SWI-VAFa dnc + dnc 5 dnc + dnc - dnc +11 dnc + dnc - dnc 0.5 dnc 1
UNK-BELa dnc + dnc 5 dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc + dnc - dnc 0.5 dnc 1
UNK-GLAa + + 5 9 + + + + + + + + - - 0.5 0.5 1 1
YUG-NOSa + + 2 2 + + + + + + + + + + 1 1 1 1
RUA As in
MONICA
manual 		Number of
team
members 		Observer
training 		Testing or
certific. 		Observer
code
included 		Removal
of heavy
garments 		Removal
of other
gartments 		Precision
of measur.
(cm) 		No of measur./
subject
Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin Mid Fin

Key: + = yes, - = no, snd = survey not done, dnc = data not collected, . = insufficient data

1 Same as BP-coder.
2 Subjects were measured in their underwear.
3 Waist circumference was measured at the level of umbilicus.
4 But identifiable.
5 Belt, sweater.
6 Trousers, belts, skirts.
7 In the middle survey waist and hip were measured before ECG, in the final survey before bioelectrical impedance analyses.
8 Only shirts and slips were kept.
9 Subjects remain in pants.
10 They wear underwear and a standard light coat.
11 Usually the measurement of weight and height are done by the observer measuring blood pressure. The blood pressure observer is coded.