Predictive and concurrent validity of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool using mid-upper arm circumference instead of body mass index.

C GottschallM TarnowskiP MachadoD RauppA MarcadentiE I RabitoFlavia Moraes Silva

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)

MUST-MUAC showed satisfactory concurrent and predictive validity. Considering that MUAC measurement is easier to perform than BMI, the MUST-MUAC should be used for screening of nutritional risk in hospitalised patients.

Keyphrases

body mass index
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
weight gain
ejection fraction
physical activity
patient reported
rectal cancer