Proposal of MUAC as a fast tool to monitor pregnancy nutritional status: results from a cohort study in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In Brazil, although the assessment of maternal nutritional status is recommended using body mass index (BMI), this is only possible in settings adequately prepared. Midupper arm circumference (MUAC) is another biological variable identified as a tool for rapid assessment of nutritional status that is correlated with BMI. Therefore, we aim to surrogate BMI by MUAC cut-offs for rapid screening of maternal nutritional status starting at midpregnancy.

Design

Analysis of the multicentre cohort study entitled 'Preterm SAMBA' using an approach of validation of diagnostic test.

Setting

Outpatient prenatal care clinics from five tertiary maternity hospitals from three different Brazilian regions.

Participants

1165 pregnant women attending prenatal care service

SUBMITTER: Miele MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8149442 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature