A prospective study of arm circumference and risk of death in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies have observed protective effects of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) against all-cause mortality mostly in Western populations. However, evidence on cause-specific mortality is limited.

Methods

The sample included 19 575 adults from a population-based cohort study in rural Bangladesh, who were followed up for an average of 7.9 years for mortality. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate the effect of MUAC, as well as the joint effect of body mass index (BMI) and MUAC, on the risk of death from any cause, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Results

During 154 664 person-years of follow-up, 744 deaths including 312 deaths due to CVD and 125 deaths due to cancer were observed. There was a linear inverse relations

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4121562 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature