Child Waist Circumference Protocol 56087-0
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 56087-0 | ||||
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| name | Child Waist Circumference Protocol | ||||
| description | Two 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. | ||||
| status | DISCOURAGED | ||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||
| component | Child Waist Circumference Protocol | ||||
| property | - | ||||
| time | Pt = 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 | - | ||||
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Additional Names | |||||
| short name | Child Waist Circumf | ||||
Basic Attributes | |||||
| class | PANEL.PHENX | ||||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||||
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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 | |||||
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| last updated | 2.81 | ||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||
| change reason | Release 2.81: Status: Changing concept status from Trial to Discouraged upon recommendation from RTI; concept is deprecated in PhenX toolkit; Previous Releases: Updated the PhenX ID from "PhenX. | ||||
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