Anthropometric measurements as predictors of nutritional status in black South African women during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional risk assessment is an essential component of primary health care screening, especially for pregnant women. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) and maternal anthropometric measurements in black South African pregnant women, both with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional observational study design was used. Two hundred black South African pregnant women were recruited of which 90 were HIV-infected and 110 were HIV-uninfected. The anthropometric measurements assessed included mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), tricep skinfold (TSF), subscapular skinfold (SSF), mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC), wrist circumference (WC), frame size, and BMI.

SUBMITTER: Erasmus CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11669476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature