ArticleBMJ open2021
Mid-upper arm circumference for identifying adult overweight in large-scale population-based surveys: empirical evaluation using data of the EAT Addis study, Ethiopia.
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- The validity of mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of underweight, overweight and obesity adults in Bangladesh.PloS one · 2025Article
- Population Nutritional Status in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (ADDIS-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Article
- Mid-upper arm circumference and neck circumference to screen for overweight-obesity in young adults in South India.Heliyon · 2022Article
- 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
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study evaluates body circumferences as a nutrition screening tool for women of reproductive age with children less than 5 years of age to improve the detection of overweight and obesity in a community setting.
designThis study draws data from a community-based cross-sectional study conducted between July-August 2017 and January-February 2018 to account for seasonality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
settingOne hundred and sixteen districts were included in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
participantsA total of 4914 women of reproductive age with children less than 5 years of age were participated in this study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary outcome measures included anthropometric indices. There were no secondary outcomes.
resultsThe optimal cut-off points to identify overweight women of reproductive age were >87.5 cm for waist circumference (WC), >31.7 cm for neck circumference (NC) and >28.0 cm for mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) based on the highest corresponding Youden index. The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve was 0.92 (95% CI: 0.91 to 0.93) for WC, 0.83 (95% CI: 0.82 to 0.84) for NC and 0.91 (95% CI: 0.89 to 0.92) for MUAC.
conclusionsOur result shows that WC and MUAC are alternative tools to body mass index. Both WC and MUAC are effective in identifying overweight women. We recommend using MUAC in large-scale population-based assessments to identify overweight and obesity in low-income settings as it is logistically simpler and operationally feasible.
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