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With participant standing erect with arms at side and abdomen relaxed, measure at the smallest circumference near the navel and above the pelvis at the natural waistline. If no obvious waist, measure at the navel

The SHHS Coordinating Center bottom and top coded this variable using a lower limit of 145 centimeters and an upper limit of 188 centimeters.

Hip measurement in centimeters

Neck circumference in centimeters

The SHHS Coordinating Center bottom and top coded this variable using a lower limit of 145 centimeters and an upper limit of 188 centimeters.

Waist measurement in centimeters

Mean of two measurements