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Mid upper arm circumference as a predictor of risk of mortality in children in a low resource setting in India

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  • Sunita Taneja
  • Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola
  • Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan
  • Sarmila Mazumder
  • Nita Bhandari
  • Jasmine Kaur
  • Nikita Arya
  • Ranadip Chowdhury
  • Jose Carlos Martines
  • Rajiv Bahl
  • M K Bhan

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Objective: In this secondary analysis of data from an intervention trial, we assessed the performance of Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) as a predictor of mortality in children aged 6–59 months from Delhi, India, one year after their initial MUAC measurements were taken. Additionally, we assessed MUAC as an absolute value and MUAC z-scores as predictors of risk of mortality. Methods: In the trial, children were screened using MUAC prior to referral to the study clinic. These children were revisited a year later to ascertain their vital status. Baseline MUAC and MUAC z-scores were used to categorize children as severely (MUAC

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  • Sunita Taneja & Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola & Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan & Sarmila Mazumder & Nita Bhandari & Jasmine Kaur & Nikita Arya & Ranadip Chowdhury & Jose Carlos Martines & Rajiv Bahl & M K Bhan, 2018. "Mid upper arm circumference as a predictor of risk of mortality in children in a low resource setting in India," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(6), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0197832
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197832
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