Mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of underweight in adults: a cross-sectional study from Nepal.
Lene ThorupSophie Amalie HamannPer KallestrupVibeke Elisabeth HjortdalAshish TripatheeDinesh NeupaneCecilie Blenstrup PatschePublished in: BMC public health (2020)
MUAC is strongly correlated with BMI in adults in Nepal. For simplicity, a MUAC of 24.5 cm is the optimal statistically and setting based cutoff in both women and men to identify underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2).