Mei et al reported data on the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) relative to height for female children. This can aid in the evaluation of malnutrition. The authors are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Patient selection: female children from 65 to 145 cm in height/length.
A low MUAC to height value indicates wasting.
|
Height in cm |
median |
-2 SD |
-3SD |
|
65.0 |
14.0 |
12.1 |
11.2 |
|
65.5 |
14.1 |
12.2 |
11.2 |
|
66.0 |
14.2 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
|
66.5 |
14.3 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
|
67.0 |
14.4 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
|
67.5 |
14.4 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
|
68.0 |
14.5 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
|
68.5 |
14.6 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
|
69.0 |
14.7 |
12.6 |
11.6 |
|
69.5 |
14.7 |
12.7 |
11.6 |
|
70.0 |
14.8 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
|
70.5 |
14.8 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
|
71.0 |
14.9 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
|
71.5 |
15.0 |
12.8 |
11.8 |
|
72.0 |
15.0 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
|
72.5 |
15.1 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
|
73.0 |
15.1 |
13.0 |
11.9 |
|
73.5 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
11.9 |
|
74.0 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
11.9 |
|
74.5 |
15.2 |
13.1 |
12.0 |
|
75.0 |
15.3 |
13.1 |
12.0 |
|
75.5 |
15.3 |
13.1 |
12.0 |
|
76.0 |
15.4 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
|
76.5 |
15.4 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
|
77.0 |
15.4 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
|
77.5 |
15.5 |
13.3 |
12.1 |
|
78.0 |
15.5 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
|
78.5 |
15.6 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
|
79.0 |
15.6 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
|
79.5 |
15.6 |
13.4 |
12.2 |
|
80.0 |
15.6 |
13.4 |
12.3 |
|
80.5 |
15.7 |
13.4 |
12.3 |
|
81.0 |
15.7 |
13.4 |
12.3 |
|
81.5 |
15.7 |
13.5 |
12.3 |
|
82.0 |
15.8 |
13.5 |
12.3 |
|
82.5 |
15.8 |
13.5 |
12.4 |
|
83.0 |
15.8 |
13.5 |
12.4 |
|
83.5 |
15.8 |
13.6 |
12.4 |
|
84.0 |
15.9 |
13.6 |
12.4 |
|
84.5 |
15.9 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
|
85.0 |
15.9 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
|
85.5 |
15.9 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
|
86.0 |
15.9 |
13.7 |
12.5 |
|
86.5 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
12.5 |
|
87.0 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
12.5 |
|
87.5 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
12.6 |
|
88.0 |
16.0 |
13.7 |
12.6 |
|
88.5 |
16.1 |
13.8 |
12.6 |
|
89.0 |
16.1 |
13.8 |
12.6 |
|
89.5 |
16.1 |
13.8 |
12.7 |
|
90.0 |
16.1 |
13.8 |
12.7 |
|
90.5 |
16.2 |
13.8 |
12.7 |
|
91.0 |
16.2 |
13.9 |
12.7 |
|
91.5 |
16.2 |
13.9 |
12.7 |
|
92.0 |
16.2 |
13.9 |
12.8 |
|
92.5 |
16.2 |
13.9 |
12.8 |
|
93.0 |
16.3 |
14.0 |
12.8 |
|
93.5 |
16.3 |
14.0 |
12.8 |
|
94.0 |
16.3 |
14.0 |
12.8 |
|
94.5 |
16.3 |
14.0 |
12.9 |
|
95.0 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
|
95.5 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
|
96.0 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
|
96.5 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
13.0 |
|
97.0 |
16.5 |
14.1 |
13.0 |
|
97.5 |
16.5 |
14.2 |
13.0 |
|
98.0 |
16.5 |
14.2 |
13.0 |
|
98.5 |
16.5 |
14.2 |
13.1 |
|
99.0 |
16.6 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
|
99.5 |
16.6 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
|
100.0 |
16.6 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
|
100.5 |
16.7 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
|
101.0 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
13.2 |
|
101.5 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
13.2 |
|
102.0 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
13.2 |
|
102.5 |
16.8 |
14.4 |
13.3 |
|
103.0 |
16.8 |
14.5 |
13.3 |
|
103.5 |
16.8 |
14.5 |
13.3 |
|
104.0 |
16.9 |
14.5 |
13.4 |
|
104.5 |
16.9 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
|
105.0 |
16.9 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
|
105.5 |
17.0 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
|
106.0 |
17.0 |
14.6 |
13.5 |
|
106.5 |
17.0 |
14.7 |
13.5 |
|
107.0 |
17.1 |
14.7 |
13.5 |
|
107.5 |
17.1 |
14.7 |
13.6 |
|
108.0 |
17.1 |
14.8 |
13.6 |
|
108.5 |
17.2 |
14.8 |
13.6 |
|
109.0 |
17.2 |
14.8 |
13.6 |
|
109.5 |
17.3 |
14.9 |
13.7 |
|
110.0 |
17.3 |
14.9 |
13.7 |
|
110.5 |
17.3 |
14.9 |
13.7 |
|
111.0 |
17.4 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
|
111.5 |
17.4 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
|
112.0 |
17.5 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
|
112.5 |
17.5 |
15.1 |
13.9 |
|
113.0 |
17.6 |
15.1 |
13.9 |
|
113.5 |
17.6 |
15.2 |
13.9 |
|
114.0 |
17.7 |
15.2 |
14.0 |
|
114.5 |
17.7 |
15.2 |
14.0 |
|
115.0 |
17.8 |
15.3 |
14.0 |
|
115.5 |
17.8 |
15.3 |
14.1 |
|
116.0 |
17.9 |
15.3 |
14.1 |
|
116.5 |
17.9 |
15.4 |
14.1 |
|
117.0 |
18.0 |
15.4 |
14.1 |
|
117.5 |
18.0 |
15.5 |
14.2 |
|
118.0 |
18.1 |
15.5 |
14.2 |
|
118.5 |
18.1 |
15.5 |
14.2 |
|
119.0 |
18.2 |
15.6 |
14.3 |
|
119.5 |
18.2 |
15.6 |
14.3 |
|
120.0 |
18.3 |
15.7 |
14.3 |
|
120.5 |
18.4 |
15.7 |
14.4 |
|
121.0 |
18.4 |
15.7 |
14.4 |
|
121.5 |
18.5 |
15.8 |
14.4 |
|
122.0 |
18.5 |
15.8 |
14.5 |
|
122.5 |
18.6 |
15.9 |
14.5 |
|
123.0 |
18.7 |
15.9 |
14.5 |
|
123.5 |
18.7 |
16.0 |
14.6 |
|
124.0 |
18.8 |
16.0 |
14.6 |
|
124.5 |
18.9 |
16.1 |
14.6 |
|
125.0 |
18.9 |
16.1 |
14.7 |
|
125.5 |
19.0 |
16.1 |
14.7 |
|
126.0 |
19.1 |
16.2 |
14.7 |
|
126.5 |
19.2 |
16.2 |
14.8 |
|
127.0 |
19.2 |
16.3 |
14.8 |
|
127.5 |
19.3 |
16.3 |
14.8 |
|
128.0 |
19.4 |
16.4 |
14.9 |
|
128.5 |
19.5 |
16.4 |
14.9 |
|
129.0 |
19.5 |
16.5 |
14.9 |
|
129.5 |
19.6 |
16.5 |
15.0 |
|
130.0 |
19.7 |
16.6 |
15.0 |
|
130.5 |
19.8 |
16.6 |
15.1 |
|
131.0 |
19.9 |
16.7 |
15.1 |
|
131.5 |
20.0 |
16.7 |
15.1 |
|
132.0 |
20.1 |
16.8 |
15.2 |
|
132.5 |
20.2 |
16.8 |
15.2 |
|
133.0 |
20.2 |
16.9 |
15.2 |
|
133.5 |
20.3 |
17.0 |
15.3 |
|
134.0 |
20.4 |
17.0 |
15.3 |
|
134.5 |
20.5 |
17.1 |
15.3 |
|
135.0 |
20.6 |
17.1 |
15.4 |
|
135.5 |
20.7 |
17.2 |
15.4 |
|
136.0 |
20.8 |
17.2 |
15.5 |
|
136.5 |
20.9 |
17.3 |
15.5 |
|
137.0 |
21.1 |
17.4 |
15.5 |
|
137.5 |
21.2 |
17.4 |
15.6 |
|
138.0 |
21.3 |
17.5 |
15.6 |
|
138.5 |
21.4 |
17.6 |
15.7 |
|
139.0 |
21.5 |
17.6 |
15.7 |
|
139.5 |
21.6 |
17.7 |
15.7 |
|
140.0 |
21.7 |
17.8 |
15.8 |
|
140.5 |
21.9 |
17.8 |
15.8 |
|
141.0 |
22.0 |
17.9 |
15.9 |
|
141.5 |
22.1 |
18.0 |
15.9 |
|
142.0 |
22.2 |
18.0 |
15.9 |
|
142.5 |
22.4 |
18.1 |
16.0 |
|
143.0 |
22.5 |
18.2 |
16.0 |
|
143.5 |
22.7 |
18.3 |
16.1 |
|
144.0 |
22.8 |
18.4 |
16.1 |
|
144.5 |
22.9 |
18.4 |
16.2 |
|
145.0 |
23.1 |
18.5 |
16.2 |
