Arm anthropometry in nutritional assessment: nomogram for rapid calculation of muscle circumference and cross-sectional muscle and fat areas

Gurney, J. M.; Jelliffe, Derrick B.

doi:10.1093/ajcn/26.9.912

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“…Here, we demonstrate that, within a rural food-stressed community in southern Ethiopia, there is a strong association between the sex of the most recent birth and maternal nutritional status, measured either by body mass index (BMI) or mid-upper arm muscle area (AMA) (measures of fat and muscle mass; Gurney & Jelliffe 1973 with sex ratio but the effect of muscle mass is very marked: those women in the upper 25th percentile of AMA were more than twice as likely to have had a recent male birth than those in the lowest 25th percentile.…”

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Strong mothers bear more sons in rural Ethiopia

Gibson

Mace

2003

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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In humans, there is evidence that the physiological cost to the mother of bearing sons is greater than of bearing daughters. Parents should manipulate the sex of offspring born in response to resource availability to maximize their reproductive success. Here, we demonstrate that, within a rural foodstressed community in southern Ethiopia, there is a strong association between the sex of the most recent birth and maternal nutritional status, measured either by body mass index or mid-upper arm muscle area (AMA) (measures of fat and muscle mass). The effect of muscle mass is very marked: those women in the upper 25th percentile of AMA were more than twice as likely to have had a recent male birth than those in the lowest 25th percentile.

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confidence: 86%

Strong mothers bear more sons in rural Ethiopia

Gibson

Mace

2003

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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“…2) The arm muscle circumference (AMC, cm), considered as an indicator of muscularity, was calculated using the formula by Gurney and Jelliffe (Gurney and Jelliffe 1973): 4 AMC = arm circumference -π (triceps skinfold).…”

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Fatness and overweight in women and children from riverine Amerindian communities of the Beni River (Bolivian Amazon)

Bénéfice

López

Monroy

et al. 2006

American J Hum Biol

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Obesity is a worldwide public health problem impacting not only industrialized nations but also developing countries. The main objective of this paper was to analyze risk factors for overweight among Amerindian children and their mothers. Data were collected in 15 Amerindian riverside communities from the Beni River (Bolivia). The total sample was of 195 mothers and 452 children, 0–15 years of age. Information about family activity and dietary patterns was collected, and a clinical examination was performed. Stool samples were collected in children for parasitological screening. Anthropometric measurements, including weight, height, arm circumference, and four skinfolds, were taken. A bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed in mothers. In total, 12.2% (95% confidence interval (CI95%) 9.1–15.9%) of the children were considered overweight; less than 1% were overtly obese International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. Among their mothers, 35.3% (CI95%, 28.7–42.5%) were overweight (BMI (weight/height 2) >25 kg/m2), and 5% (CI95%, 2.5–5.1%) were obese (BMI >30 kg/m2). BMI was moderately related to anthropometric indices of body composition in children, but was highly correlated with fatness in mothers. The risk of overweight was not associated with environmental factors in children. In mothers, there was a significant relationship between BMI, health status, and dietary diversity score. There was a moderate association in boys between fatness and the BMI of their mothers (R2 = 0.12, P < 0.001), but not in girls. These findings suggest a trend toward accumulation of fat related to possible changes at the economic and agricultural levels, even in remote rural areas. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 19:61–73, 2007. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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“…Body composition was assessed on the basis of equations used to calculate arm areas 23 from arm circumference (C in cm) and triceps skinfold (TRI in cm). Total upper arm area (TUA in cm 2 ) C 2 /4p.…”

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Physical activity and body composition in 10 year old French children: linkages with nutritional intake?

1997

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationships between physical activity, dietary intake and body composition in children. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study on physical activity, nutritional intakes and body composition conducted in 86 healthy 10 y old French children. In addition, growth parameters and nutritional intakes were available from the age of 10 months. MEASUREMENTS: Physical activity level (using a validated activity questionnaire over the past year), nutritional intake (dietary history method), anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, arm circumference, triceps and subscapular skinfolds, Body Mass Index (BMI), arm muscle and arm fat areas calculated from these measurements) at the age of 10 y. Anthropometric measurements and nutritional intakes were recorded in the same children at the age of 10 months and every 2 y from the age of 2 y. RESULTS: At the age of 10 y, active children ingested signi®cantly more energy than less active children, mostly due to higher energy intake at breakfast and in the afternoon. This higher energy intake was accounted for by increased consumption of carbohydrates (281 g vs 246 g; 49.6% vs 47.4% of total energy). Even if the amounts of fat consumed were similar in both groups (90 g vs 84 g; P 0.09), the percentage of fat intake was lower in active children (35.4% vs 37.4%; P 0.04). The percentage of protein was not different (14.9% vs 15.3%; P 0.33). In spite of a higher energy intake in the active group, active and less active children had similar BMI at the age of 10 y. However, their body composition differed signi®cantly: active children had a higher proportion of fat-free mass, a lower proportion of fatmass as measured in the arm and they had a later adiposity rebound. Fatness was signi®cantly and positively associated with the time spent watching television and video games. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity was associated with improved body composition and growth pattern. This association may be related to nutritional changes: active children consumed more energy by increasing carbohydrate, thus reducing the relative fat content of their diet. These results provide support to encourage physical activity during childhood.

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Arm anthropometry in nutritional assessment: nomogram for rapid calculation of muscle circumference and cross-sectional muscle and fat areas

Cited by 418 publications

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Strong mothers bear more sons in rural Ethiopia

Strong mothers bear more sons in rural Ethiopia

Fatness and overweight in women and children from riverine Amerindian communities of the Beni River (Bolivian Amazon)

Physical activity and body composition in 10 year old French children: linkages with nutritional intake?

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