ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Global mid-upper arm circumference cut-offs for adults: a call to action.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Khat consumption and undernutrition among adult population in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Mid-upper arm circumference cut-offs identifying malnourishment and risk of mortality among patients with tuberculosis.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Is a Strong Predictor of Mortality Among Ugandan Adults With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Prospective Cohort Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Nutritional Assessment and Interventions in Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: a Detailed Review and Guide to Management.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Maternal Undernutrition and Low Birth Weight in a Tertiary Hospital in Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Use of mid-upper arm circumference to screen for thinness among sub-Saharan African male detainees.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
Since 2009, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has become an accepted measure for screening children for acute malnutrition and determining eligibility for services to manage acute malnutrition. Use of MUAC has increased the reach and enhanced the quality of community-based management of acute malnutrition services. Increasingly, MUAC is also used to assess nutritional status and eligibility for nutrition support among adolescents and adults, including pregnant and lactating women and HIV and TB clients. However, globally recognised cut-offs have not been established to classify malnutrition among adults using MUAC. Therefore, different countries and programmes use different MUAC cut-offs to determine eligibility for programme services. Patient monitoring guidelines provided by WHO for country adaptation to support the integrated management of adult illness do not include MUAC, in part because guidance does not exist about what MUAC cut-off should trigger further action.
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