Concordances and correlations between anthropometric indices of obesity: a systematic review

I Mahmoud, AS Al-Wandi, SS Gharaibeh, SA Mohamed - Public Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The pandemic of overweight and obesity has become a major clinical and public
health concern worldwide. Anthropometric indices are indirect and quantitative tools used to …

The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BG Sisay, HY Hassen, BR Jima, E Atlantis… - Public Health …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: This study aimed to synthesise the existing evidence on the performance of mid-
upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify children and adolescents with overweight and …

[PDF][PDF] Diagnostic performance of neck circumference and cut-off values for identifying overweight and obese pakistani children: a receiver operating characteristic …

M Asif, M Aslam, J Wyszyńska, S Altaf… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - jag.journalagent.com
Objective: Neck circumference (NC) is considered to be an alternative screening method for
obesity. The aims were:(1) to examine the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and …

Develo** neck circumference growth reference charts for Pakistani children and adolescents using the lambda–mu–sigma and quantile regression method

M Asif, M Aslam, S Khan, S Altaf, S Ahmad… - Public Health …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective: Neck circumference (NC) is currently used as an embryonic marker of obesity and
its associated risks. But its use in clinical evaluations and other epidemiological purposes …

[HTML][HTML] A dataset about anthropometric measurements of the Pakistani children and adolescents using a cross-sectional multi-ethnic anthropometric survey

M Asif, M Aslam, M Qasim, S Altaf, A Ismail, H Ali - Data in Brief, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of nutritional status is necessary during childhood and the juvenile years
when the level of hydration and the adipose tissues experience significant changes …

Diagnostic performance and appropriate cut‐offs of different anthropometric indicators for detecting children with overweight and obesity

M Asif, M Aslam, K Ullah, M Qasim… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the clinical settings, different anthropometric indicators like neck circumference (NC),
waist circumference (WC), midupper arm circumference (MUAC), waist‐to‐height ratio …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of different anthropometric indicators for assessment of nutritional status among adolescent girls in an urban resettlement colony in New Delhi: a …

A Santra, S Rai, P Misra, K Yadav, K Goswami, G Kaur - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In India, 44.8% of adolescent girls are under-nourished, while about 8%-13% of
girls are overweight. Though several studies have been done regarding the nutritional status …

Comparative study of mid-upper arm circumference, arm muscle area and arm fat area percentiles in Argentinean and US children aged 4-14 years

EE Oyhenart, LE Castro, M Garraza, MF Cesani… - 2019 - docta.ucm.es
Introducción: La circunferencia del brazo (CB) se reconoce como buen indicador del estado
nutricional. Objetivo: Estimar los percentilos de referencia para la CB y las áreas muscular …

[HTML][HTML] Cutoff points of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for diagnosis of adolescent obesity: a systematic review with metanalysis and MOSTA tape proposal …

CA Nogueira-de-Almeida, P Ruffo, EZ Martinez… - Global Pediatrics, 2024 - Elsevier
Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to obesity. The initial step to implement preventive
and therapeutic measures is the detection of patients affected. In some circumstances, it may …

Determination of overnutrition using mid-upper arm circumference in comparison with bioelectrical impedance analysis in children and adolescents in Benin, Nigeria

S Oriaifo, P Abiodun, AO Atimati… - Journal of Health …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is on the
increase in develo** countries. Therefore, a cheap, accessible and simple screening tool …