Usefulness of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in Assessment of Nutritional Status of Elderly Persons in Urban India

Goswami, Anil Kumar; Kalaivani, Mani; Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar; Nongkynrih, Baridalyne; Pandav, Chandrakant S

doi:10.5530/ijmedph.2018.1.7

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“…This was taken as a proxy for BMI in the analysis for the full sample. This can be justified from several studies that had found arm circumference to be highly correlated with obesity, thereby making it a good measure of BMI [22,23]. Equations (1) and (2) can therefore be specified as Equations (3) and (4), respectively:HPi=ω+φiXi+τACi+ki BMIi=θ+ϑiXi+εWTi+ϵSEi+ si where AC denotes the values of women’s upper arm circumferences.…”

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Effect of Obesity and Other Risk Factors on Hypertension among Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana: An Instrumental Variable Probit Model

Oyekale

2019

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Background: The growing incidence of mortality as a result cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is a major public health concern in several developing countries. In Ghana, unhealthy food consumption pattern and sedentary lifestyle are promoting overweight and obesity, with significant consequences on the incidence of CVDs. Specifically, hypertension morbidity is now a public health concern among Ghanaian health policy makers. This paper analysed the effect of body mass index (BMI)/arm circumference and other associated factors on hypertension risk among women of reproductive ages in Ghana. Methods: The data were collected as Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in 2014. This paper analysed the subset of the data that were collected from eligible women 15–49 years of age. The total sample was 9396, while 9367 gave consents to have their blood pressure measured. Data were analysed with instrumental probit regression model with consideration of potential endogeneity of BMI and arm circumference. Results: The results showed that 25% of the women were either overweight or obese, while 13.28% were hypertensive. Women from the Greater Accra (18.15%), Ashanti (15.53%) and Volta (15.02%) regions had the highest incidences of hypertension. BMI and arm circumferences were truly endogenous and positively associated with the probability of being hypertensive. Other factors that influenced hypertension were age of women, region of residence, urban/rural residence, being pregnant, access to medical insurance, currently working, consumption of broth cubes, processed can meats, salted meat and fruits. Conclusion: It was concluded that hypertension risk was positively associated with being overweight, obesity, age and consumption of salted meat.It was inter aliaemphasized that engagement in healthy eating with less consumption of salted meats, and more consumption of fruits would assist in controlling hypertension among Ghanaian women.

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Effect of Obesity and Other Risk Factors on Hypertension among Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana: An Instrumental Variable Probit Model

Oyekale

2019

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“…Various studies have shown a significant correlation between MUAC and BMI, it is known that individuals with low MUAC are likely to have a low BMI. 4,6,[18][19][20][21][22][23] Research conducted by Brito et al 8 on 1373 inpatients at a hospital in Spain, showed that there was a correlation between BMI and MUAC with r = 0.78 (p <0.001). The cut-off point value for detecting malnutrition obtained from this study was 22.5 cm for both men and women.…”

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A diagnostic test for malnutrition in adults: mid-upper arm circumference towards body mass index: A literature review

2021

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Body mass index is commonly used for detecting malnutrition. At certain conditions, body mass index cannot be measured, so mid-upper arm circumference can be an alternative measurement for detecting malnutrition. Several studies have proposed the cut-off point of mid-upper arm circumference in adults along with its sensitivity, specificity, and area under the ROC curve (AUC). This article aims to describe the diagnostic test for malnutrition using the upper arm circumference in adults and summarize the results of the related studies.

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“…Mid-upper arm circumference of both the right and left sides were taken twice, and an average was recorded. Mid-upper arm circumference of less than 23 cm for males and less than 22 cm for females was considered as loss of muscle mass [11][12][13].…”

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Correlation of Sarcopenia With Modified Frailty Index as a Predictor of Outcome in Critically Ill Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bhurchandi

Kumar

Agrawal

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Introduction: Frailty phenotype represents weight loss, decreased functional and physical capacity and activity, falls, slow gait, and memory impairment. Sarcopenia is a generalized and progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function, which occurs due to primary effects of aging and secondary effects of other causes including diseases, malnutrition, and inactivity.Materials and Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was performed on 70 critically ill geriatric patients (of age > 60 years) admitted in Medicine ICU (MICU) from December 2020 to May 2021 at a rural medical school at Wardha in central rural India. We assessed sarcopenia in all the patients by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria and compared it with the modified frailty index. All the patients were divided in sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic groups; frailty index was applied, and outcomes were measured in terms of mortality, the need for ventilation, and length of ICU stay.Results: In this study, the mean age of the patients was 68.61 ± 5.88 years in the sarcopenic group and 69.10 ± 6.31 years in the non-sarcopenic group. Eighteen (42.86%) patients in the sarcopenic group were severely frail, whereas eight (28.57%) patients in the non-sarcopenic group (p = 0.532) were not. In the sarcopenic severely frail group, mortality was six (14.29%), and eight (19.05%) required ventilation (p = 0.001), whereas in the non-sarcopenic severely frail group, mortality as well as the need for ventilation were four (14.29%) (p = 0.0001). Total duration of ICU stays was 4.30 ± 1.07 days in the sarcopenic group (n = 42), whereas it was 3.85 ± 1.23 days in the non-sarcopenic group (n = 28) (p = 0.10).Conclusion: Our study found that critically ill patients with sarcopenia had more tendency to become frail, thereby increased risk of mortality. A timely routine assessment for sarcopenia upon ICU admission may provide an important prognostic factor in patient outcomes.

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Usefulness of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in Assessment of Nutritional Status of Elderly Persons in Urban India

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Effect of Obesity and Other Risk Factors on Hypertension among Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana: An Instrumental Variable Probit Model

Effect of Obesity and Other Risk Factors on Hypertension among Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana: An Instrumental Variable Probit Model

A diagnostic test for malnutrition in adults: mid-upper arm circumference towards body mass index: A literature review

Correlation of Sarcopenia With Modified Frailty Index as a Predictor of Outcome in Critically Ill Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

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