However, at 12 and 24 months JLH was required to collect waist circumference measures for measurement consistency with the baseline collection of that measure.
Because the FAMUSS Study did not collect waist circumference measurements, an elevated BMI (>25) was used as a surrogate.
As the D A D study does not collect waist circumference, we used increased BMI to reflect this component of the metabolic syndrome, as in other studies (17).
Female research assistants collected all waist circumference measurements.
Anthropometric measurements were collected and BMI, waist circumference, waist to height ratio, triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds sum and fat mass index were calculated.
Fat carries its own health risks, but the biggest danger comes from fat collected around the waist -- the beer gut that afflicts mainly men, not women.
The following data were also collected: weight, height, waist circumference, BMI, and blood pressure.
Waist circumference is collected with a tape measure around the waist at the midpoint between the lowest part of the ribcage and the top of the pelvic bone.
Ancillary outcomes that will be collected include mood and waist circumference.
Measurements were collected of height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and random capillary blood glucose.
