All anthropometry data

Malawi

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Reference ID

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

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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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hip circumference in cm (D) (hipcu)

Data file: all_anthro_data

Overview

Valid: 36628

Invalid: 116155

Minimum: 45

Maximum: 190.05

Mean: 90.006

Standard deviation: 10.42

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 42

End: 57

Width: 16

Range: 45 - 190.050003051758

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

hip circumference in cm

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: hipcu (table[s]: css_sei)
variable: hip_op1 (table[s]: gap_combined)
variable: hip (table[s]: ncd_combined)
variable: hipcuf/hipcus (table[s]: sts_fup, sts_stsf, sts_stsp, arkk_arkq, kduk_kduq, phdk_phdq)
Hip circumference from ARK, STS, KDU and PHD were collected twice so average of the 2 readings is calculated. All hip circumference variables from the various tables are in cm so if necessary are renamed to hipcu

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