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Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC): new applications for an old measure.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Reilly, John J. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has a long history as a simple and valuable anthropometric marker of undernutrition, of particular value in resource-poor settings.1 Traditionally, low MUAC has been seen as a proxy for low fat-free mass,1 necessary because accurate measurement of fat-free mass in children is usually impractical in both clinical settings and resource-poor settings. An emerging body of evidence suggests that MUAC may have value beyond its traditional application in the assessment of undernutrition. The paper by Whitfield et al 2 notes that accurate measurement of body weight is often not possible in resource-poor settings, and this is important clinically because it substantially increases the risk of inaccurate drug dosage (where dosage is dependent on body weight). Whitfield et al 2 describe a study which suggests that MUAC, when combined with other anthropometric measures, could be a useful and accurate way of estimating body weight in children. In a sample of 775 predominantly HIV positive children and adolescents (from 18 months to 12 years of age) from Botswana, Whitfield et al made a range of anthropometric measures (height or length, ulnar and tibial lengths, MUAC and triceps skinfold, … |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 2 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311682 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://pure.strath.ac.uk/portal/files/62399190/Reilly_ADC_2016_mid_upper_arm_circumference_MUAC_new_application_for_an_old_measure.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/58741/1/Reilly_ADC_2016_mid_upper_arm_circumference_MUAC_new_application_for_an_old_measure.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/58741/1/Reilly_ADC_2016_mid_upper_arm_circumference_MUAC_new_application_for_an_old_measure.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 27831914 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-311682 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 102 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Journal | Archives of disease in childhood |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
