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

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
Subjects:
body mass index
malnutrition
mid-upper arm circumference
obesity
undernutrition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/12/1535
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