@article{fdi:010054228,
  title = {{M}id-upper arm circumference and weight-for-height to identify high-risk malnourished under-five children},
  author = {{B}riend, {A}. and {M}aire, {B}ernard and {F}ontaine, {O}livier and {G}arenne, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization and {UNICEF} define non-oedematous severe acute malnutrition ({SAM}) either by a mid-upper arm circumference ({MUAC}) less than 115 mm or by a weight-for-height z-score ({WHZ}) less than 3. {T}he objective of this study was to assess whether there was any benefit to identify malnourished children with a high risk of death to combine these two diagnostic criteria. {D}ata of a longitudinal study examining the relationship between anthropometry and mortality in rural {S}enegal and predating the development of community-based management of {SAM} were used for this study. {F}irst, the receiver operating characteristic ({ROC}) curves of {MUAC} and of {WHZ} to predict mortality were drawn, and then the points corresponding to {WHZ} less than 3 and/or {MUAC} less than 115 mm were positioned in relation to these curves. {MUAC} had the highest {ROC} curve, which indicates that it identifies high-risk children better than {WHZ}. {B}oth points representing {WHZ} less than 3 and/or {MUAC} less than 115 mm were below the {MUAC} {ROC} curve. {I}t is concluded that to identify high-risk malnourished children, there is no benefit in using both {WHZ} less than 3 and/or {MUAC} less than 115 mm, and that using {MUAC} alone is preferable.},
  keywords = {severe acute malnutrition ; mid-upper arm circumference ; weight-for-height ; risk of death ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}aternal and {C}hild {N}utrition},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {130--133},
  ISSN = {1740-8695},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00340.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054228},
}