scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS BY MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE (MUAC) AMONG RURAL CHILDREN OF KATIHAR DISTRICT IN KOSI REGION OF BIHAR

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (22) ◽  
pp. 3823-3828
Author(s):  
Purnendu Kumar Singh ◽  
Bijoy Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

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

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.

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

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.  

scholarly journals ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE OF CHILDREN WITH CYANOTIC AND NONCYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mahrus Rahman ◽  
I Ketut Alit Utamayasa ◽  
Taufiq Hidayat ◽  
Roedi Irawan ◽  
Rina Elizabeth
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Skin Fold Thickness ◽  
Skin Fold ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

Impaired nutritional status is a frequent complication of congenital heart disease (CHD). Non cyanotic congenital heart disease (NC-CHD) have problem with lung overfl ow and heart failure. Consequences of Cyanotic congenital heart disease (C-CHD) are decrease pulmonary blood fl ow and prolong hypoxia. These conditions can have eff ect on nutritional status and outcome of surgery. This study aimed to compare anthropometric profi les of children with C-CHD and NC-CHD. Cross-sectional study conducted in 66 children, age 3 months until 5 years old who met inclusion criteria in Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Unit Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya in November 2012. A total of 66 children, consisted of 26 children with C-CHD and 40 children NC-CHD included in study. We measure weight, length/height, head circumference, upper arm circumference, and skin fold thickness. We used Chi Square test for statistical analysis with Confi dence Interval 95%. Mean age of both groups was 27.82 ± 16.63 months. Majority of NC-CHD was Ventricular Septal Defect (28.6%) and C-CHD was Tetralogy of Fallot (21.4%). There were no signifi cant diff erence from weight for age, length for age weight for length, head circumference for age, mid upper arm circumference for age, mid upper arm circumference for age, and skin fold thickness for age between children with C-CHD and NC-CHD (p= 0.80; 0.98;0.54 0.29; 0.80; 0.53 respectively). There were no diff erence in anthropometric profi les among children with cyanotic congenital heart disease and non-cyanotic congenital heart disease in this study.

scholarly journals The relationships between height and arm span, mid-upper arm and waist circumferences and sum of four skinfolds in Ellisras rural children aged 8–18 years

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1195-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki ◽  
Michael Matome Sekhotha
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Arm Span ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

AbstractObjectiveHeight is required for the assessment of growth and nutritional status, as well as for predictions and standardization of physiological parameters. To determine whether arm span, mid-upper arm and waist circumferences and sum of four skinfolds can be used to predict height, the relationships between these anthropometric variables were assessed among Ellisras rural children aged 8–18 years.DesignThe following parameters were measured according to the International Society for the Advancement of Kinathropometry: height, arm span, mid-upper arm circumference, waist circumference and four skinfolds (suprailiac, subscapular, triceps and biceps). Associations between the variables were assessed using Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression models.SettingEllisras Longitudinal Study (ELS), Limpopo Province, South Africa.SubjectsBoys (n911) and girls (n858) aged 8–18 years.ResultsMean height was higher than arm span, with differences ranging from 4 cm to 11·5 cm between boys and girls. The correlation between height and arm span was high (ranging from 0·74 to 0·91) withP<0·001. The correlation between height and mid-upper arm circumference, waist circumference and sum of four skinfolds was low (ranging from 0·15 to 0·47) withP<0·00 among girls in the 15–18 years age group.ConclusionsArm span was found to be a good predictor of height. The sum of four skinfolds was significantly associated with height in the older age groups for girls, while waist circumference showed a negative significant association in the same groups.

Maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) in Early Pregnancy as Predictors of Low Birth Weight Infants

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 6203-6205
Author(s):  
Yoga Dwi Oktavianda ◽  
Syahru Ramadhan ◽  
Thalia Mufida ◽  
Ummul Mukminin ◽  
Rima Irwinda
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Maternal Nutritional Status ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

Low birth weight is one of the determinants of infant mortality, morbidity, and disability, which can even have an impact on the future. Several studies have suggested that the condition of low birth weight (LBW) infants is influenced by the lack of maternal nutritional status in early pregnancy. Moreover, the prevalence of malnutrition in Indonesia is still high. Therefore, this study attempted to analyze the relationship of maternal nutritional status in early pregnancy as a predictor of LBW infants. Using a cross-sectional study design, this study involved 62 pregnant patients aged 20–35 years who had antenatal visits and a term delivery at Puskesmas Kecamatan Cakung. The measurements of body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) in early pregnancy are used to determine the maternal nutritional status. Pregnant women with BMI <18.5 or MUAC <23.5 cm are considered to have less nutritional status. Meanwhile, LBW infants are defined as babies with birth weight <2500 grams. This study proves that the risk of birth of LBW infants is increased in pregnant women with BMI <18.5 (underweight) (OR 5.37) and less MUAC (OR 20.4).

scholarly journals Assessing malnutrition in pregnant women using the Dietary Diversity Score and the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference: A cross-sectional study, Zambia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebean Mayimbo ◽  
Clara Maphosa Haruzivishe ◽  
Concepta Kwaleyela ◽  
Phoebe Bwembya ◽  
Ellen Chirwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Diversity Score ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

Abstract Background One of the easiest and effective ways of predicting under nutrition is to use the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) and the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). The dietary diversity score is a qualitative measure of food consumption reflecting an individual’s access to different food items and therefore is a proxy indicator of the nutritional status. The aim of the study was to assess whether the DDS and MUAC can be used to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women attending antenatal. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted at Chilenje level I Hospital in a township located in Lusaka city, Lusaka province. The study employed quantitative methods to collect and analyse data on the dietary patterns and if this can be used to assess the nutritional status of individuals 24 hours preceding the survey. Health facilities were selected using random sampling method and systematic sampling method was used to select a sample of 299 pregnant women. An interview schedule was used to collect data. Logistic regression was used to establish associations between DDS and MUAC. Results In this study, 44% of the women were in the lowest dietary diversity category, which indicates inadequate nutrient intake, 31% in the medium category and 24% in the high intake. Maternal weight was associated with a 0.08 cm increase in MUAC (95% CI; 0.74 – 0.93) and this was statistically significant. Marital status and age (95% CI; 0.83 – 0.93) were significantly associated with an increase in MUAC in the univariate analysis but when adjusted for other confounders this was not significant (95% CI; 0.81 – 1.00). Consumption of organ meat was associated with a 0.21cm increase in MUAC (95% CI; 0.04 - 0.97). Conclusion The study results indicated that 44% of the women had inadequate nutrient intake, indicating that the dietary diversity score can be used to predict malnutrition in pregnant women. The mid upper was negatively correlated with the 24hour dietary diversity score implying that we might not rely on this measurement to assess the nutritional status. Key words Dietary Diversity Score, Malnutrition, Mid Upper Arm Circumference, Pregnant women, Antenatal.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Nutritional Status by Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Amongst Affluent Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116
Author(s):  
S Maiti ◽  
D De ◽  
KM Ali ◽  
A Ghosh ◽  
Debidas Ghosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Standard Technique ◽  
Childhood Mortality ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
World Health ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

Introduction: Anthropometry is widely accepted as low-cost technique for defining the nutritional status of children. The mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a fast screening method in detecting acute malnutrition and it is also a predictor of childhood mortality. Materials and Methods: This is the retrospective study to evaluate the nutritional status based on mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) among urban, pre-school age children. A total of 1060 children, aged 1 to 3 years, attending the vaccination clinic of the Indian Red Cross Society Paschim Medinipur Hospital over a two years period, were enrolled in the study. The measurement of MUAC (in centimetres) was taken by the standard technique. Undernutrition was defined based on age and sex-specific MUAC cut-off values as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Results: Boys were higher level of mean MUAC than girls at all ages and there was no significant sex differences. The age-combined rate of overall undernutrition was 18.96% and it was slightly higher among the boys (19.38%) than girls (18.46%). The age-combined moderate undernutrition was higher among the boys (16.08% vs 14.11%) but girls’ value was higher in case of severe undernutrition (3.28% vs 4.35%). Conclusion: The present study showed that a remarkable number of pre-schooler was undernourished based on MUAC. J. Nepal Paediatr. Soc. 32(2) 2012 113-116 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v32i2.5689

Effect of Supportive Intravenous Hyperalimentation on the Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients

1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Bozzetti ◽  
Giovanni Terno ◽  
Fabio Baticci ◽  
Maria Grazia Bonalumi ◽  
Adriana Scotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
The Body ◽  
Skin Tests ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Intravenous Hyperalimentation ◽  
Lymphocyte Blastogenesis ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
Mid Upper Arm Circumference

The effect of intravenous hyperalimentation on the nutritional status of 84 cancer patients treated at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, has been evaluated. The body weight increased in 78 % of patients, mid upper arm circumference in 93 %, triceps skinfold in 73 %, mid upper arm-muscle circumference in 73 %, creatinine/height index in 30 %, serum albumin in 32 %, transferrin in 35 %, total peripheral lymphocytes in 38 %. Lymphocyte blastogenesis increased in 74 % of the patients examined and skin tests were converted from negative to positive in about 20 % of patients. In addition 8 out of 18 patients responsive to IVH benefited from chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy indicating that the nutritional repletion of the host did not significantly affect the growth of the tumor. These findings support the opinion that neoplastic cachexia may depend partially on malnutrition and can be often reversed by IVH. Moreover, IVH might have an adjunctive role as potentiator of chemotherapy which however must be confirmed by clinical trials.

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