Examining Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Malnutrition z-Score Thresholds.

CONCLUSION: The sensitivity of proposed MUACz thresholds systematically decreases with increasing severity of malnutrition and will require optimization if we aim to limit the number of children at risk of misclassification. Indicators for overnutrition remain to be addressed but are explored herein.
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Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - June 6, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Stephens K, Orlick M, Beattie S, Snell A, Munsterman K, Oladitan L, Abdel-Rahman S Tags: Nutr Clin Pract Source Type: research