All anthropometry data

Malawi

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Reference ID

MWI-MEIRU-All-anthro-data-2020-v1

Producer(s)

Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit

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Karonga HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets

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Nov 14, 2025

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Nov 19, 2025

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waist circumference in cm (D) (waisc)

Data file: all_anthro_data

Overview

Valid: 35730

Invalid: 117053

Minimum: 21

Maximum: 184.1

Mean: 77.396

Standard deviation: 10.754

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 26

End: 41

Width: 16

Range: 21 - 184.100006103516

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

waist circumference in cm

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: waisc (table[s]: css_sei)
variable: waist_op1 (table[s]: gap_combined)
variable: waist (table[s]: ncd_combined)
variable: waiscf/waiscs (table[s]: sts_fup, sts_stsf, sts_stsp, arkk_arkq, kduk_kduq, phdk_phdq)
Waist circumference from ARK, STS, KDU and PHD were collected twice so average of the 2 readings is calculated. All waist circumference variables from the various tables are in cm so if necessary are renamed to waisc

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