Assessment of the Diagnostic Performance of MUAC in Malnutrition Screening and Its Correlation with Other Anthropometric Indicators in Healthy Children and Adolescents

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) z-scores with body mass index (BMI) and weight-for-height (WFH) z-scores to determine its reliability in identifying malnutrition and its potential in clinical practice in healthy children and a...

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Main Authors: Hatice Esra Durukan, Burçe Emine Dörtkardeşler, Merve Tosyalı, Şule Gökçe, Nuri Zafer Kurugöl, Feyza Koç
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/12/1535