The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to synthesise the existing evidence on the performance of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify children and adolescents with overweight and obesity.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Setting

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL and Google scholar databases from their inception to December 10, 2021, for relevant studies. There were no restrictions regarding the language of publication. Studies reporting measures for the diagnostic performance of MUAC compared with a reference standard for diagnosing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 2-19 years were included.

Participants

A total of 54 381 children and adolescents from twenty-one studies were reviewed; ten

SUBMITTER: Sisay BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991645 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature