Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity and Youden index of different mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) cut-offs to identify maternal wasting (BMI < 18·5 kg/m²) among non-pregnant adult women with children <5 years of age (n 1538) from five high-burden pockets of four Indian states, 2015–2017

MUAC cut-off (mm)	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Youden index
<220	53·0	95·0	0·479
<225	66·8	90·3	0·570
<230	79·6	84·6	0·642
<232	84·4	80·7	0·652
<235	90·2	74·9	0·651
<240	94·5	64·2	0·587
<245	97·3	53·6	0·508