Anthropometric, Hemodynamic, Metabolic, and Renal Measurements
Five circumferences on horizontal and 1 on oblique plane were determined at standing position and at the end of expiration; NC at the level of cricothyroide membrane [17], chest circumference at axilla (CCA) and nipples (CCN) [29], WC immediately under the 12th rib [30], hip circumference (HC) on the gluteal furrow formed between glutei and both thighs [20], and oblique hip circumference (HCO) from the gluteal furrow to the navel (fig. 1). CCA and CCN are not commonly used in epidemiologic studies, although the first reflects the volume of the upper thoracic glove and the second of the lower thoracic glove plus mammary glands. HCO is used here for the first time to evaluate the volume of both hip region and lower abdomen, since none of the known parameters, which can be measured on fixed lines and points of the body, was suitable to evaluate changes in the lower abdomen.
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