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Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan
PURPOSE: Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is considered an alternative screening method for obesity. The aims of this investigation were to examine the ability of MUAC to correctly identify children with elevated body mass index (BMI) and to determine the best MUAC cutoff point for identification...
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The Korean Pediatric Society
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.1.6 |
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author | Asif, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Altaf, Saima |
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description | PURPOSE: Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is considered an alternative screening method for obesity. The aims of this investigation were to examine the ability of MUAC to correctly identify children with elevated body mass index (BMI) and to determine the best MUAC cutoff point for identification of children with high BMI. METHODS: Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, and MUAC) from a cross-sectional sample of 7,921 Pakistani children aged 5–14 years were analyzed. Pearson correlation coefficients between MUAC and other anthropometric measurements were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to determine the optimal MUAC cutoff point for identifying children with high BMI. RESULTS: Among 7,921 children, the mean (±standard deviation) age, BMI, and MUAC were 10.00 (±2.86 years), 16.16 (±2.66 kg/m(2)), and 17.73 (±2.59 cm), respectively. The MUAC had a strong positive correlation with BMI. The optimal MUAC cutoff points indicating elevated BMI in boys ranged from 16.76 to 22.73, while the corresponding values in girls ranged from 16.38 to 20.57. CONCLUSION: MUAC may be used as a simple indicator of overweight/obesity in children, with reasonable accuracy in clinical settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-58079902018-02-13 Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan Asif, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Altaf, Saima Korean J Pediatr Original Article PURPOSE: Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is considered an alternative screening method for obesity. The aims of this investigation were to examine the ability of MUAC to correctly identify children with elevated body mass index (BMI) and to determine the best MUAC cutoff point for identification of children with high BMI. METHODS: Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, and MUAC) from a cross-sectional sample of 7,921 Pakistani children aged 5–14 years were analyzed. Pearson correlation coefficients between MUAC and other anthropometric measurements were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to determine the optimal MUAC cutoff point for identifying children with high BMI. RESULTS: Among 7,921 children, the mean (±standard deviation) age, BMI, and MUAC were 10.00 (±2.86 years), 16.16 (±2.66 kg/m(2)), and 17.73 (±2.59 cm), respectively. The MUAC had a strong positive correlation with BMI. The optimal MUAC cutoff points indicating elevated BMI in boys ranged from 16.76 to 22.73, while the corresponding values in girls ranged from 16.38 to 20.57. CONCLUSION: MUAC may be used as a simple indicator of overweight/obesity in children, with reasonable accuracy in clinical settings. The Korean Pediatric Society 2018-01 2018-01-22 /pmc/articles/PMC5807990/ /pubmed/29441106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.1.6 Text en Copyright © 2018 by The Korean Pediatric Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Asif, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Altaf, Saima Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan |
title | Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan |
title_full | Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan |
title_fullStr | Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan |
title_full_unstemmed | Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan |
title_short | Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan |
title_sort | mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for pakistan |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.1.6 |
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