The reliability and validity of using clothing size as a proxy for waist circumference measurement in adults

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-190

  Battram, Danielle S ^a   Beynon, Charlene ^b   He, Meizi ^a,b,c  

^a BRESCIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b Public Health Research   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clothing waist size; Population health; Predictive equations; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954574089     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-001     Document Type: Article

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