Description and quality of baseline data: Height, weight, waist and hip measurements

Table 1b. Survey procedures used for measuring waist and hip circumference (see Assessment of waist and hip measurements)
RUA Cohort As in
MONICA
manual		 Number of
team
members		 Observer
training		 Testing or
certific.		 Observer
code
included		 Removal
of heavy
garments		 Removal
of other
garments		 Resolution
of measur.
(cm)		 No of measur./
subject
AUS-NEWa 01
02
03		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
11
11		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
-
-		 dnc
1
1		 dnc
1
2
DEN-GLOa 01
02
03
21		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
1
1
1		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
-
-
-		 dnc
-1
-1
-1		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
nia
nia
nia		 dnc
1
1
1		 dnc
1
1
1
FIN-ATBa 21 dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc
FIN-EASa 01
02
03		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
4
4		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
-
-		 dnc
0.5
0.5		 dnc
1
1
FIN-EASb 24 + 5 + + + + - 0.5 1
FIN-WESa 01
02		 dnc
+		 dnc
4		 dnc
+		 dnc
+		 dnc
+		 dnc
+		 dnc
-		 dnc
0.5		 dnc
1
FIN-WESb 03
24		 +
+		 4
5		 +
+		 +
+		 +
+		 +
+		 -
-		 0.5
0.5		 1
1
FRA-LILa 21 + 4 + - + + + 0.5 1
FRA-STRa 21 + 4 + - + + + 0.5 1
FRA-TOUa 21 + 2 + + + + - 0.5 1
GER-AUGa 01
02
03		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
24
23		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+2
+2		 dnc
0.5
0.5		 dnc
1
1
ITA-BRIa 01
02
03		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
6
4		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+3
+3		 dnc
0.5
0.5		 dnc
1
1
ITA-FRIa 01
02
03		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
15
15		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+4
+4		 dnc
0.5
0.5		 dnc
1
1
ITA-FSEa 21 + ? + + + + + 0.5 1
RUA Cohort As in
MONICA
manual		 Number of
team
members		 Observer
training		 Testing or
certific.		 Observer
code
included		 Removal
of heavy
garments		 Removal
of other
garments		 Resolution
of measur.
(cm)		 No of measur./
subject
ITA-PAMa 21 + 3 + + + + +3 0.5 1
ITA-ROMb 01 dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc
ITA-ROMc 21
22
23
24		 dnc
dnc
+
+		 dnc
dnc
1
1		 dnc
dnc
+
+		 dnc
dnc
nia
nia		 dnc
dnc
+
+		 dnc
dnc
+
+		 dnc
dnc
+
+		 dnc
dnc
0.5
0.5		 dnc
dnc
1
1
LTU-KAUa 01
02
03		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
1		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
0.5		 dnc
dnc
1
POL-TARa 01
02
03		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
7		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
0,5		 dnc
dnc
.
POL-WARa 01
02
03		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
2		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
-		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
+		 dnc
dnc
0.5		 dnc
dnc
1
RUS-NOVb 01
02
03		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc		 dnc
dnc
dnc
RUS-NOVc 21 dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc
SWE-NSWa 01
02
03		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
4
4		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
-
-		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
+
+		 dnc
0.5
0.5		 dnc
1
1
UNK-BELa 21 + 5 + - + + - 0.5 1
UNK-CAEa 21 dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc
UNK-EDIa 01 dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc
UNK-GLAa 01
02
03
21		 dnc
+
+
+ 		dnc
5
9
nia		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
+
+
+		 dnc
-
-
-		 dnc
0.5
0.5
0.5		 dnc
1
1
1
UNK-SHHa 01 dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc
RUA Cohort As in
MONICA
manual		 Number of
team
members		 Observer
training		 Testing or
certific.		 Observer
code
included		 Removal
of heavy
garments		 Removal
of other
garments		 Resolution
of measur.
(cm)		 No of measur./
subject

Key: + = yes, - = no, dnc = data not collected, nia = insufficient data

1 But identifiable.
2 In the cohort 02 waist and hip were measured before ECG, in the cohort 03 before bioelectrical impedance analyses.
3 Only shirts and slips were kept.
4 Subjects remain in pants.

Updated 2007-06-07