ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
The validity of mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of low BMI in population screening for undernutrition: a study among adult slum dwellers in eastern India.
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- Determining a global mid-upper arm circumference cut-off to assess underweight in adults (men and non-pregnant women).Public health nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- The validity of mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of underweight, overweight and obesity adults in Bangladesh.PloS one · 2025Article
- Mid-upper arm circumference as a substitute for body mass index in the assessment of nutritional status among adults in eastern Sudan.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Assessing the performance of clinical diagnostic models for dehydration among patients with cholera and undernutrition in Bangladesh.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2021Article
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- Mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of underweight in adults: a cross-sectional study from Nepal.BMC public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the possibility for a statistically appropriate value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify the state of severe undernutrition, based on very low BMI, among adult Indian slum dwellers.
designCross-sectional study on adults. Height and MUAC were recorded and BMI was computed. Chronic energy deficiency (CED) was determined using the WHO international guidelines as BMI<18·5 kg/m2 and normal as BMI≥18·5 kg/m2. Besides calculating mean, sd and 25th, 50th and 75th percentile values, multiple linear regression analysis was undertaken to assess the associations between age, MUAC and BMI. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to determine the best MUAC cut-off to identify CED status. The χ 2 test was used to assess significance of the difference in CED prevalence across MUAC categories.
settingAn urban slum in Midnapore town, West Bengal State, India. SUBJECTS: Male (n 467) and female (n 488) Indian slum dwellers.
resultsMUAC of 22·7 and 21·9 cm, respectively, in males and females were the best cut-off points to differentiate CED from non-CED.
conclusionsResults supported the validity of the WHO-recommended MUAC cut-offs for adults. There is still a need to establish statistically appropriate MUAC cut-offs to predict undernutrition and morbidity.
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