Meat supplementation increases arm muscle area in Kenyan schoolchildren

The present study examines the effect of animal-source-food (ASF) intake on arm muscle area growth as part of a larger study examining causal links between ASF intake, growth rate, physical activity, cognitive function and micronutrient status in Kenyan schoolchildren. This randomised, controlled feeding intervention study was designed with three isoenergetic feeding interventions of meat, milk, and plain traditional vegetable stew (githeri), and a control group receiving no snack. A total of twelve elementary schools were randomly assigned to interventions, with three schools per group, and two cohorts of 518 and 392 schoolchildren were enrolled 1 year apart. Children in each cohort were given feedings at school and studied for three school terms per year over 2 years, a total of 9 months per year: cohort I from 1998 to 2000 and cohort II from 1999 to 2001. Food intake was assessed by 24 h recall every 1–2 months and biochemical analysis for micronutrient status conducted annually (in cohort I only). Anthropometric measurements included height, weight, triceps skinfold (TSF) and mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC). Mid-upper-arm muscle area (MAMA) and mid-upper-arm fat area (MAFA) were calculated. The two cohorts were combined for analyses. The meat group showed the steepest rates of gain in MUAC and MAMA over time, and the milk group showed the next largest significant MUAC and MAMA gain compared with the plain githeri and control groups (P< 0·05). The meat group showed the least increase in TSF and MAFA of all groups. These findings have implications for increasing micronutrient intake and lean body mass in primary schoolchildren consuming vegetarian diets.

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Comparative study of mid-upper arm circumference, arm muscle area and arm fat area percentiles in Argentinean and US children aged 4-14 years

Nutrición Hospitalaria ◽

10.20960/nh.02426 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Evelia Edith Oyhenart ◽

Luis Eduardo Castro ◽

Mariela Garraza ◽

María Florencia Cesani ◽

María Fernanda Torres ◽

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Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Muscle Area ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Us Children ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference

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Predictors of micronutrient status in men and women over 75 years old living in the community

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1079/bjn2002706 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 88 (5) ◽

pp. 555-561 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Geraldine McNeill ◽

Juliet Vyvyan ◽

Heather Peace ◽

Linda McKie ◽

Gwyn Seymour ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Serum Vitamin ◽

Plasma Vitamin ◽

Vitamin D Status ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Micronutrient Status ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Wide Range ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference

Serum ferritin, serum vitamin B12, erythrocyte folate, plasma vitamin C and plasma 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels were measured in 208 men and 197 women, >75 years old and living in the community, in order to assess micronutrient status. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, demispan and mid-upper arm circumference) were made and a 114-item questionnaire covering a wide range of health and diet-related topics was administered by an interviewer. Only 4% of subjects had a BMI <20, but the prevalence of marginal deficiency of the micronutrients ranged from 7% for Fe to 47% for vitamin D. There was no association between low micronutrient status (defined as being in the lowest third of the distribution of micronutrient status) and having BMI or mid-upper arm circumference in the lowest third of the distribution for any of the nutrients. Leaving food on the plate was strongly associated with both low Fe status and low vitamin D status. Having breakfast cereal less than once per week was strongly associated with low folate status, while having fresh fruit juice less than once per week, having had less than two portions of fruits and vegetables the previous day and believing that food is not important for health were strongly associated with low vitamin C status. Low vitamin D status was strongly associated with a wide range of general health and disability measures. Having a weekly household income of less than £150 was associated with low status of Fe, folate, vitamin C and vitamin D.

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NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND DIETARY INTAKE IN NON-CIRRHOTIC ADULT CHRONIC HEPATITIS C PATIENTS

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia ◽

10.1590/s0004-28032015000300010 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 204-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Catarina B A GOTTSCHALL ◽

Thainá G PEREIRA ◽

Estela I RABITO ◽

Mário R ÁLVARES-DA-SILVA

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Hepatitis C Virus ◽

Hepatitis C ◽

Global Assessment ◽

Handgrip Strength ◽

Royal Free Hospital ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Muscle Area ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference

BackgroundThe hepatitis C virus is one of the main causes of liver disease worldwide and may develop nutritional deficiencies.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to assess and compare different nutritional status methods of adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus, and to describe inadequacies in dietary intake.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with adult outpatients with hepatitis C virus at a Brazilian hospital. Nutritional assessment included the 24-hour dietary recall, anthropometry (body weight, height, body mass index, triceps skinfold, mid-upper arm circumference, mid-arm muscle circumference, mid-upper arm muscle area, adductor policis muscle), Subjective Global Assessment, Royal Free Hospital Global Assessment and handgrip strength.ResultsA total of 94 outpatients (ages 30 to 76 years), was included, 46 were men. The prevalence of malnutrition as measured by the different methods was 6.4% (body mass index); 60.6% (handgrip strength), and 53.2% (Royal Free Hospital Global Assessment). There was correlation between mid-upper arm circumference and mid-arm muscle circumference (r=0.821), mid-upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold (r=0.575) and mid-upper arm circumference and mid-upper arm muscle area (r=0.781). Energy and protein intakes were below recommended levels in 49 (52.1%) and 44 (46.8%) of patients, respectively. Inadequate calcium, potassium, zinc and vitamin C intakes occurred in 92.6%, 97.9%, 63.8% and 60.6% of patients. There was an association between dietary energy and protein intake with Royal Free Hospital Global Assessment (P<0.001) and a tendency for them to be associated with handgrip strength (P=0.076 and P=0.054).ConclusionMalnutrition is frequently in hepatitis C virus patients. They have high prevalence of inadequate energy, protein and micronutrients intake, even in the absence of cirrhosis.

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Time trends in mid-upper-arm anthropometry from 1982 to 2011 in male children and adolescents from Kolkata, India

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932020000048 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

pp. 71-81

Author(s):

Magdalena Żegleń ◽

Łukasz Kryst ◽

Parasmani Dasgupta ◽

Rana Saha ◽

Rituparna Das ◽

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Keyword(s):

Middle Class ◽

Time Trends ◽

Secular Trend ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Muscle Area ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Generational Changes ◽

Developmental Conditions ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference ◽

Middle Class Families

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate inter-generational changes in selected mid-upper-arm measurements of boys from Kolkata, India. The analysis was based on the anthropometric measurements of two cohorts of Bengali boys aged 7–16 from middle-class families, in 1982–83 and 2005–11. The two cohorts were compared in terms of their mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) and mid-upper-arm area (MUAA), mid-upper-arm muscle area (MUAMA), mid-upper-arm fat area (MUAFA) and Arm Fat Index (AFI). The significances of the differences were determined using two-way ANOVA. All features differed significantly between the examined cohorts and all showed a general positive secular trend. In most cases, the biggest differences were noted for 14- and 16-year olds and the smallest for the youngest boys. The contemporary boys seemed to have more favourable overall developmental conditions, probably related to socioeconomic progress in India over recent decades.

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Effect of Bajra (Pennisetum glaucum) Based Supplementary Food on Anthropometric Parameters of School Children (5-6 Year Old)

European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety ◽

10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i630241 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 91-98

Author(s):

S. Arokiamary ◽

R. Senthilkumar ◽

S. Kanchana

Keyword(s):

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Pennisetum Glaucum ◽

Control Group ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Supplementary Food ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

The Mean ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference ◽

Experimental Group

Aims: To study the effect of bajra (Pennisetum glaucum) based supplementary food on anthropometric parameters of school going girl children. Methodology: Two groups of 30 girl children in the age group of five to six year each were selected. Total number of children participated in the present study was 60. First group constituted non supplemented (control); the second group of children (experimental) was supplemented 100 g of bajra based supplementary food mix in the form of biscuits along with their home diet for a period of 100 days. The anthropometric parameters like height, weight, mid-upper arm circumference and waist hip ratio were measured before and after the administration of supplementary food. The data obtained from the study subjects were quantified, classified, tabulated and expressed in percentages. The paired ‘t’ test was used for pre and post treatments comparison. Results: Among the two groups studied, highest increment in weight was recorded by the children on experimental group (0.7 kg) followed by an increment of 0.62 kg in control. After the supplementation for a period of 100 days, the mean height of the experimental group children increased slightly by 0.34 cm, whereas in the control group the mean height increase was only 0.12 cm for the same period. The mean increment in mid upper arm circumference of the selected children was 0.1 cm (control group) and 0.21 cm (experimental group). The presence of moderate malnutrition grade was decreased from 63 to 53 per cent and 44 to 40 per cent in control and experimental group, respectively. Normal children in control and experimental group increased after intervention from 3.0 per cent to 7.0 per cent and 20 to 23 per cent, respectively. Conclusion: Supplementation with bajra based supplementary food mix has improved the anthropometric and clinical symptoms of the selected children. Long term feeding trials with supplementary food mix could improve the nutritional status of the children.

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Mid upper arm circumference as an alternative measure to assess the nutritional status of adolescents: a study in India based on NFHS-4 data

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932021000298 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Aparna Roy ◽

T. V. Sekher

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Sensitivity And Specificity ◽

Measurement Data ◽

Anthropometric Measurement ◽

Alternative Measure ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Use of body mass index (BMI) to assess the nutritional status of adolescents requires many resources, especially for country-level assessment. This study aimed to determine the relationship between BMI and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) among adolescent males and females in India and to examine whether MUAC effectively represents the nutritional status of adolescents. The study utilized anthropometric measurement data collected by India’s National Family Health Survey-4 (2015–16). The weighted sample for analysis included 91,315 female and 14,893 male adolescents. The BMI and MUAC measurements showed a positive correlation in both female and male adolescents. Using BMI-for-age Z-score classifications, 12.7% of the adolescents were undernourished. Using MUAC (in cm) as per NACS (Nutrition Assessment, Counselling, and Support) guidelines and Mramba et al. (2017) classified 22.9% and 3.7% of the adolescents as undernourished respectively. Finally, using the MUAC-for-age Z-score classification, 98.4% of adolescents were determined to be normal and 1.7% undernourished. Sensitivity and specificity tests of the MUAC cut-offs, in comparison with BMI cut-offs, showed that all three MUAC cut-off classifications had high specificity (NACS cut-off: 81.3%; Mramba et al. cut-off (cm): 97.7%; Mramba et al. cut-off (Z-score): 99.1%). The NACS cut-off had moderately high sensitivity (52.2%) but the Mramba et al. cut-offs had low sensitivity (13.3% for the centimetre cut-off and 6.6% for the Z-score cut-off). Sensitivity and specificity tests proved the relationship between BMI and MUAC, and that MUAC represents adolescent nutritional status with considerable efficiency. With further research, it may be established that MUAC is a better and promising measure of adolescent nutrition, having the advantage of needing fewer resources for data collection. The MUAC has the potential to offer a simple and low-resource alternative to BMI to assess nutritional status among adolescents in poor countries.

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61 Maternal mid-upper arm circumference is associated with small for gestational age in a Zambian cohort

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.059 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 224 (2) ◽

pp. S43

Author(s):

Ashley A. Appiagyei ◽

Bellington Vwalika ◽

Anne West Honart ◽

Andrew Kumwenda ◽

Chileshe Mabula ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gestational Age ◽

Small For Gestational Age ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference

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The prediction of in-hospital mortality by mid-upper arm circumference: a prospective observational study of the association between mid-upper arm circumference and the outcome of acutely ill medical patients admitted to a resource-poor hospital in sub-Saharan Africa

Clinical Medicine ◽

10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-123 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 123-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Martin Otyek Opio ◽

Teopista Namujwiga ◽

Imaculate Nakitende ◽

John Kellett ◽

Mikkel Brabrand

Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Hospital Mortality ◽

Prospective Observational Study ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Medical Patients ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Resource Poor ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference

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Description of Pregnant Women's Nutritional Status Based on The Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in Sundari Medan General Hospital In 2019

Sumatera Medical Journal ◽

10.32734/sumej.v3i3.3309 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

David Franli ◽

Makmur Sitepu ◽

Hotma Partogi Pasaribu ◽

Sake Juli Martina

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

General Hospital ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Energy Stores ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference ◽

Observational Descriptive Study

Introduction. Chronic energy deficieny (CED) is a condition of a body characterized by low body weight and low energy stores, possibly limited physical capacity due to deprivation of food over a long period time. Ministry of Health ( Kemenkes) showed that in 2015, 305 out of 100.000 death of pregnant women is realated to malnutriotion and CED. Objective. The aim of this study is to determine the overview of pregnant women nutritional status based on mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) in Sundari Medan General Hospital. Method. The study was an observational descriptive study with a cross sectional design. The samples of this study consists of pregnant women from Sundari Medan Genaral Hospital, who had fulilled the inclusion and esclusion criteria by total sampling. Results.. Among 60 samples, the prevalance of Non-CED woman (85%) was found higher than the mild malnutrition (15%). Conclusion. Prevalance of CED pregnant women was found higher in risky age, middle educated and high income family.

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