caa a22 4500 388063246 CHVBK 20180307125127.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199807 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0007114598001809 doi S0007114598001809 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0007114598001809 Self-reported waist circumference compared with the ‘Waist Watcher' tape-measure to identify individuals at increased health risk through intra-abdominal fat accumulation [Elektronische Daten] We evaluated the accuracy of self-reported home-assessed and self-measured waist circumference in 101 men and eighty-three women aged 28-67 years. The main outcome measures were subjects' self-reported and self-measured waist circumference, and self-classification according to the previously defined waist action level 1 (940 mm in men, 800 mm in women) and action level 2 (1020 mm in men, 880 mm in women), and waist circumference measured by the investigator using the ‘Waist Watcher' tape-measure, as the reference method. The mean errors (95% CI limits of agreement) for subjects' self-reported waist circumference (self-reported minus reference; mm) were −67 (95% CI −210, 77) in men and −43 (95% CI −211, 123) in women, and for self-measured waist circumference (mm) using the ‘Waist Watcher' (self-measured minus reference) were −5 (95% CI −62, 52) in men and −4 (95% CI −50, 42) in women. The proportions of subjects classified into waist action level 1 or action level 2 by the investigator were used as the reference method. Self-reported waist circumference of men and women respectively would be classified correctly in different categories based on action level 1 with sensitivities of 58·3 and 78·7%, and specificities of 98·5 and 98·7%, and action level 2 with sensitivities of 38·3 and 48·9%, and specificities of 98·5 and 98·7%. Using the ‘Waist Watcher' with different colour bands based on the action levels, male and female subjects respectively classified themselves into correct categories according to action level 1 with sensitivities of 100 and 98·7%, and specificities of 98·1 and 98·2%, and according to action level 2 with sensitivities of 98·1 and 100%, and specificities of 100% for both sexes. Only 2% of the sample misclassified themselves into the wrong categories according to waist circumference action levels. In conclusion, people tend to underestimate their waist circumference, but the ‘Waist Watcher' tape-measure offers advantages over self-reported home-assessed measurement, and may be used as a screening tool for self-classifying the risk of ill health through intra-abdominal fat accumulation. Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1998 Abdominal fat distribution nationallicence Health promotion nationallicence Waist circumference nationallicence Han T.S. University Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Infirmary Queen Elizabeth Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK Lean M.E.J. University Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Infirmary Queen Elizabeth Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK British Journal of Nutrition Cambridge University Press 80/1(1998-07), 81-88 0007-1145 80:1<81 1998 80 BJN https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114598001809 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114598001809 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Han T.S. University Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Infirmary Queen Elizabeth Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lean M.E.J. University Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Infirmary Queen Elizabeth Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- British Journal of Nutrition Cambridge University Press 80/1(1998-07), 81-88 0007-1145 80:1<81 1998 80 BJN CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge