Assessment of Nutritional Status Among Adult Girls at Peshawar
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چکیده
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the relation Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio among adult girls. METHODOLOGY A descriptive or cross-sectional conducted adolescent girls 18 plus by BS students at Jinnah college for women’s University Peshawar, in collaboration Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) Khyber Medical College Peshawar. MUAC is a useful cheap, non-invasive technique used assessment nutritional status that has important effects on health recovery from illness. analysis data as review filled questionnaire. statistical relationship between variables their prevalence assessed using Chi-Square test. RESULTS Results showed according 20.8% BMI 22.55% were underweight. Our also revealed 7(5.83%) females underweight measurements but had normal statically significant value p 0.000. In correlation waist-hip MUAC, 24.2% having an unacceptable hip (which means either average, high, extreme) MUAC. This highly (p 0.046). Besides, we got obese overweight CONCLUSION study, mid-upper arm circumference statistically significantly correlated body mass index (p=0.000). As very simple inexpensive method assess nutrition, so good tool be underdeveloped countries like Pakistan.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gandhara medical and dental sciences
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2312-9433', '2618-1452']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37762/jgmds.9-4.321