Khadivzadeh T
School of Midwifery Nursing, Mashed University of Medical Sciences, Mashed, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2002 Jul-Sep;8(4-5):612-8.
Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) is recognized as an effective means of screening for poor nutritional status in adults. The efficacy of calf circumference (CC) as a screening tool, however, is not well reported. We studied 2000 healthy women (age range: 15-49 years) in Mashed, Islamic Republic of Iran, to assess anthropometric measurements at reproductive age and the usefulness of MUAC and CC for estimating body mass index (BMI) and screening of women at nutritional risk. We found a strong correlation between MUAC and CC with weight and BMI, suggesting that MUAC and CC can be used to estimate BMI and detect nutritional disorders.
上臂中部周长(MUAC)被认为是筛查成年人营养状况不佳的有效手段。然而,小腿周长(CC)作为一种筛查工具的功效尚未得到充分报道。我们对伊朗伊斯兰共和国马什哈德的2000名健康女性(年龄范围:15 - 49岁)进行了研究,以评估育龄期的人体测量指标,以及MUAC和CC在估计体重指数(BMI)和筛查有营养风险女性方面的有用性。我们发现MUAC和CC与体重及BMI之间存在很强的相关性,这表明MUAC和CC可用于估计BMI并检测营养紊乱情况。