Mid-upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying underweight adolescents

Mid-upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying underweight adolescents

BackgroundMid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a potentially credible alternative method for body mass index (BMI) to assess nutritional status. We aimed to assess the correlation between MUAC and BMI- Z-score and to identify a reliable MUAC cut-off point to detect underweight (BMI- Z-score of &...

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Main Authors: Imad R. Musa, Saeed M. Omar, Ashwaq AlEed, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah, Ishag Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
body mass index
Z-score
mid-upper arm circumference
underweight
adolescents
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1200077/full

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