Mid-Upper Arm Circumference: An Alternative to BMI for Screening Overweight and Obesity Among the Khiamniungan Tribal Children and Adolescents of Nagaland, Northeast India

Mid-Upper Arm Circumference: An Alternative to BMI for Screening Overweight and Obesity Among the Khiamniungan Tribal Children and Adolescents of Nagaland, Northeast India

Background: Body mass index (BMI) is recommended globally as the optimal, straight forward measure of obesity. Nonetheless, in a resource-poor setting, Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is considered as a key indicator for overweight and obesity. Objective: The present study is an attempt to determ...

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Main Authors: Khuno Samson Khiamniungan, Prakash Ranjan Mondal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2020-02-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
children
adolescents
overweight
obesity
mid-upper arm circumference
Online Access:https://www.ojhas.org/issue72/2019-4-2.html

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