Table 4.

Degree of agreement between four body composition indices for detecting thinness by sex and puberty stage

Parametr	Body Mass Index						Weight-for-Height						Mid-Upper Arm Circumference-for-Age
	Prepubertal		Pubertal		Postpubertal		Prepubertal		Pubertal		Postpubertal		Prepubertal		Pubertal		Postpubertal
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Body Mass Index	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weight-for-Height	0.78*	0.87*	0.75*	0.70†	0.57†	0.75*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MUAC	0.41†	0.40†	0.58†	0.27	0.61†	0.52†	0.38	0.40†	0.37‡	0.34‡	0.43	0.48†	-	-	-	-	-	-
TST	0.12‡	0.09‡	0.24‡	0.18‡	0.27‡	0.31‡	0.15‡	0.10‡	0.15‡	0.17‡	0.22‡	0.19‡	0.11‡	0.20‡	0.36‡	0.37‡	0.26‡	0.33‡

^*Excellent concordance

^†Moderate concordance4

^‡Poor concordance

MUAC: Mid-upper arm circumference-for age