Mid-upper arm circumference predicts death in adult patients admitted to a TB ward in the Philippines: A prospective cohort study.

Nathaniel LeeLaura V WhiteFlora P MarinNaomi R SaludarMarietta B SolanteRosario J C Tactacan-AbrenicaRugaiya W CalapisMotoi SuzukiNobuo SaitoKoya AriyoshiChristopher M ParryTansy EdwardsSharon E Cox

Published in: PloS one (2019)

This research supports the use of mid-upper arm circumference for triaging acutely unwell patients and the design and testing of nutrition-based interventions to improve patient outcomes.

Keyphrases

body mass index
end stage renal disease
physical activity
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
mycobacterium tuberculosis
prognostic factors
young adults
patient reported outcomes
patient reported