Mid upper arm circumference as a predictor of risk of mortality in children in a low resource setting in India.

Sunita TanejaTemsunaro Rongsen-ChandolaSanjana Brahmawar MohanSarmila MazumderNita BhandariJasmine KaurNikita AryaRanadip ChowdhuryJose Carlos MartinesRajiv BahlMaharaj Kishan Bhan

Published in: PloS one (2018)

MUAC is a significant predictor of subsequent mortality in under-five children. In settings where height measurement is not feasible, MUAC can be used as a screening tool for identifying severely malnourished children for management.

Keyphrases

young adults
body mass index
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
physical activity