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Clinical terms not yet categorized   LP248771-0

Child Waist Circumference Protocol   56087-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code56087-0
nameChild Waist Circumference Protocol
descriptionTwo protocols for measurements of waist circumference are provided for children (A and B). For study participants, ages 2 to less than 16 years of age (protocols A and B): A. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): Measurement of the participant's abdominal (waist) circumference is made at the uppermost lateral border of the ilium using a tape measure. B. The National Children's Food Survey (NCFS): Measurement of participant's waist circumference is performed midway between the lowest rib and the iliac crest.
statusTRIAL

Fully-Specified Name

componentChild Waist Circumference Protocol
property-
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scale-
method

Additional Names

short nameChild Waist Circumf

Basic Attributes

classPANEL.PHENX
type2  Clinical

Panel Components

56114-2Waist Circumference by NHANES
56115-9Waist Circumference by NCFS

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.65
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonUpdated the PhenX ID from "PhenX." to "PX" in Survey Question Source field to align with the variable identifier used in the PhenX Toolkit.

Related Names

Girth
Pan
Panel
PANEL.PHENX
Panl
 PhenX
Pnl
Point in time
Random

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