Validation of mid-arm circumference for surveillance of obesity in African adolescent girls and adult women.

Adolescent girls Adult women Anthropometry Body composition Deuterium dilution method Mid-upper arm circumference Obesity

Journal

The British journal of nutrition
ISSN: 1475-2662
Titre abrégé: Br J Nutr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372547

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
28 10 2023
Historique:
medline: 20 9 2023
pubmed: 10 3 2023
entrez: 9 3 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

This study aimed to assess the validity of mid-arm circumference (MAC), also known as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), for classification of high body fatness in Namibian adolescent girls and women and to test whether classification accuracy of MUAC was higher than the traditional simple proxy for high fatness, the BMI. In 206 adolescent girls aged 13-19 years and 207 adult women aged 20-40 years, we defined obesity conventionally (BMI-for-age Z score ≥ 2·00, adolescents; adults BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m

Identifiants

pubmed: 36890660
pii: S0007114523000387
doi: 10.1017/S0007114523000387
pmc: PMC10511682
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1437-1443

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Auteurs

Hilde L Nashandi (HL)

Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom2520, South Africa.
School of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia.

Makama A Monyeki (MA)

Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom2520, South Africa.

John J Reilly (JJ)

JJ Reilly, School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

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