Mid-upper-arm Circumference and Arm-to-height Ratio in Evaluation of Overweight and Obesity in Han Children

• Main Authors: Qiang Lu (Author), Rui Wang (Author), Dong-Hui Lou (Author), Chun-Ming Ma (Author), Xiao-Li Liu (Author), Fu-Zai Yin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purposes of this study were: (1) to analyze whether mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) could be used to determine overweight and obese children and to propose the optimal cutoffs of MUAC in Han children aged 7-12 years; and (2) to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of the arm-to-height ratio...