Non-contact assessment of waist circumference: will tape measurements become progressively obsolete?

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_AE04FF31CEA8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Non-contact assessment of waist circumference: will tape measurements become progressively obsolete?
Journal
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Author(s)
Schutz Y., Sarafian D., Miles J.L., Montani J.P., Dulloo A.G.
ISSN
1476-5640 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0954-3007
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
66
Number
2
Pages
269-272
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Validation StudiesPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Waist circumference (WC) is a key variable to assess in health management as it is a proxy of abdominal fat mass and a surrogate marker of cardiometabolic disease risk, including the metabolic syndrome. Recently, a portable non-contact device calculating WC (ViScan) has been developed, which hence allows the tracking of WC independently of the inter-investigators error. We compared WC values obtained with this device with WC measured by simple non-stretchable tape in 74 adults of varying body mass indices (range 17-39 kg/m(2)). The correlation between the two methods was very high (r=0.97, P<0.0001) and the reproducibility (precision) assessed with a rigid phantom was excellent (<1 cm, coefficient of variability<1%). The instrument constitutes a potentially valuable tool for longitudinal surveys and comparative international studies, which require simple but precise measurements of WC in order to track the effect of subtle changes on various health outcomes.
Keywords
Abdominal Fat, Adolescent, Adult, Anthropometry/methods, Biological Markers, Body Mass Index, Female, Humans, Male, Metabolic Syndrome X/diagnosis, Middle Aged, Physical Examination/instrumentation, Physical Examination/methods, Reproducibility of Results, Waist Circumference, Young Adult
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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06/03/2012 19:28
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20/08/2019 15:17
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