Description

Mei et al reported data on the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) relative to height for male 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: male 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

14.6

12.7

11.7

65.5

14.7

12.7

11.8

66.0

14.7

12.8

11.8

66.5

14.8

12.8

11.8

67.0

14.9

12.9

11.9

67.5

14.9

12.9

11.9

68.0

15.0

12.9

11.9

68.5

15.0

13.0

12.0

69.0

15.1

13.0

12.0

69.5

15.1

13.0

12.0

70.0

15.1

13.1

12.0

70.5

15.2

13.1

12.0

71.0

15.2

13.1

12.1

71.5

15.3

13.1

12.1

72.0

15.3

13.2

12.1

72.5

15.3

13.2

12.1

73.0

15.4

13.2

12.1

73.5

15.4

13.2

12.2

74.0

15.4

13.3

12.2

74.5

15.5

13.3

12.2

75.0

15.5

13.3

12.2

75.5

15.5

13.3

12.2

76.0

15.6

13.4

12.2

76.5

15.6

13.4

12.3

77.0

15.6

13.4

12.3

77.5

15.6

13.4

12.3

78.0

15.7

13.4

12.3

78.5

15.7

13.4

12.3

79.0

15.7

13.5

12.3

79.5

15.7

13.5

12.4

80.0

15.8

13.5

12.4

80.5

15.8

13.5

12.4

81.0

15.8

13.5

12.4

81.5

15.8

13.6

12.4

82.0

15.9

13.6

12.4

82.5

15.9

13.6

12.5

83.0

15.9

13.6

12.5

83.5

15.9

13.6

12.5

84.0

15.9

13.7

12.5

84.5

15.0

13.7

12.5

85.0

16.0

13.7

12.5

85.5

16.0

13.7

12.6

86.0

16.0

13.7

12.6

86.5

16.0

13.7

12.6

87.0

16.1

13.8

12.6

87.5

16.1

13.8

12.6

88.0

16.1

13.8

12.6

88.5

16.1

13.8

12.7

89.0

16.1

13.8

12.7

89.5

16.2

13.9

12.7

90.0

16.2

13.9

12.7

90.5

16.2

13.9

12.8

91.0

16.2

13.9

12.8

91.5

16.3

14.0

12.8

92.0

16.3

14.0

12.8

92.5

16.3

14.0

12.9

93.0

16.3

14.0

12.9

93.5

16.4

14.1

12.9

94.0

16.4

14.1

13.9

94.5

16.4

14.1

13.0

95.0

16.4

14.1

13.0

95.5

16.5

14.2

13.0

96.0

16.5

14.2

13.0

96.5

16.5

14.2

13.1

97.0

16.6

14.2

13.1

97.5

16.6

14.3

13.1

98.0

16.6

14.3

13.1

98.5

16.6

14.3

13.2

99.0

16.7

14.3

13.2

99.5

16.7

14.4

13.2

100.0

16.7

14.4

13.2

100.5

16.8

14.4

13.3

101.0

16.8

14.5

13.3

101.5

16.8

14.5

13.3

102.0

16.9

14.5

13.4

102.5

16.9

14.6

13.4

103.0

16.9

14.6

13.4

103.5

16.9

14.6

13.4

104.0

17.0

14.6

13.5

104.5

17.0

14.7

13.5

105.0

17.0

14.7

13.5

105.5

17.1

14.7

13.6

106.0

17.1

14.8

13.6

106.5

17.1

14.8

13.6

107.0

17.2

14.8

13.6

107.5

17.2

14.8

13.7

108.0

17.3

14.9

13.7

108.5

17.3

14.9

13.7

109.0

17.3

14.9

13.7

109.5

17.4

15.0

13.8

110.0

17.4

15.0

13.8

110.5

17.4

15.0

13.8

111.0

17.5

15.1

13.9

111.5

17.5

15.1

13.9

112.0

17.5

15.1

13.9

112.5

17.6

15.1

13.9

113.0

17.6

15.2

14.0

113.5

17.7

15.2

14.0

114.0

17.7

15.2

14.0

114.5

17.7

15.3

14.0

115.0

17.8

15.3

14.0

115.5

17.8

15.3

14.1

116.0

17.9

15.4

14.1

116.5

17.9

15.4

14.1

117.0

18.0

15.4

14.1

117.5

18.0

15.4

14.2

118.0

18.0

15.5

14.2

118.5

18.1

15.5

14.2

119.0

18.1

15.5

14.2

119.5

18.2

15.6

14.2

120.0

18.2

15.6

14.3

120.5

18.3

15.6

14.3

121.0

18.3

15.6

14.3

121.5

18.4

15.7

14.3

122.0

18.4

15.7

14.4

122.5

18.5

15.7

14.4

123.0

18.5

15.8

14.4

123.5

18.6

15.8

14.4

124.0

18.6

15.8

14.4

124.5

18.7

15.8

14.4

125.0

18.7

15.9

14.5

125.5

18.8

15.9

14.5

126.0

18.8

15.9

14.5

126.5

18.9

16.0

14.5

127.0

18.9

16.0

14.5

127.5

19.0

16.0

14.5

128.0

19.1

16.1

14.6

128.5

19.1

16.1

14.6

129.0

19.2

16.1

14.6

129.5

19.3

16.2

14.6

130.0

19.3

16.2

14.6

130.5

19.4

16.2

14.6

131.0

19.5

16.3

14.7

131.5

19.5

16.3

14.7

132.0

19.6

16.3

14.7

132.5

19.7

16.4

14.7

133.0

19.8

16.4

14.7

133.5

19.8

16.5

14.8

134.0

19.9

16.5

14.8

134.5

20.0

16.5

14.8

135.0

20.1

16.6

14.8

135.5

20.2

16.6

14.9

136.0

20.3

16.7

14.9

136.5

20.4

16.7

14.9

137.0

20.5

16.8

14.9

137.5

20.5

16.8

15.0

138.0

20.7

16.9

15.0

138.5

20.8

16.9

15.0

139.0

20.9

17.0

15.0

139.5

21.0

17.0

15.1

140.0

21.1

17.1

15.1

140.5

21.2

17.2

15.2

141.0

21.3

17.2

15.2

141.5

21.5

17.3

15.2

142.0

21.6

17.4

15.3

142.5

21.7

17.5

15.3

143.0

21.9

17.5

15.4

143.5

22.0

17.6

15.4

144.0

22.1

17.7

15.5

144.5

22.3

17.8

15.5

145.0

22.4

17.9

15.6

 


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