Measures of nutritional status
1987
Rees, D.G. | Henry, C.J.K. | Diskett, P. | Shears, P.
A nutritional status survey of 738 children under 5 years of age in northeast Brazil compared 4 different anthropometric measurements (weight-for-age (W/A); height-for-age (H/A); weight-for-height (W/H); and middle-upper-arm circumference (MUAC)). Based on W/A data, 43 per cent were adequately nourished and 2 per cent were severely malnourished. Stunting incidence was low (8 per cent less than 85 per cent H/A) and wasting was rare (1 per cent less than 70 per cent W/H). The most reliable indicators of nutritional status were found to be H/A and W/H, with poor agreement found between MUAC and W/H.(wz)
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