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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2016

Variable Details

VariableWaist
Label(D) Waist circumference, defined by NICE (3 groups, based on valid waist and BMIvg6)
Responses
1 Low waist circ 1384
2 High 1070
3 Very high 1894
-1 Not applicable 5719
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: MEASURE THE WAIST AND HIP CIRCUMFERENCES TO THE NEAREST MM. ENTER (FIRST/SECOND/THIRD) WAIST MEASUREMENT IN CENTIMETRES (Remember to include the decimal point). IF MEASUREMENT NOT OBTAINED, ENTER '999.9'.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2016.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study The survey is conducted annually.
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