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. 2016 May 25;9(Suppl 1):1–376. doi: 10.1159/000446744

Table 1.

Anthropometric measurements according to weight (n = 710)

Anthropometric measurements
Underweight (n = 180) × ± SD
Normal weight (n = 460) × ± SD
Overweight (n = 70) × ± SD
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Weight (kg) 50.6 ± 6.0 65.0 ± 7.8 80.7 ± 13.0 0.000*





BMI (kg/m2) 18.7 ± 1.2 22.3 ± 1.4 27.1 ± 2.4 0.000*





MUAC (cm) 22.8 ± 1.8 26.6 ± 2.4 30.9 ± 2.3 0.000*





MUAMC (cm) 19.7 ± 2.5 22.2 ± 3.1 25.4 ± 2.8 0.001*





Triceps SFT (mm) 9.9 ± 4.2 13.9 ± 6.6 17.4 ± 6.5 0.024*





Sum SFT (mm) 37.8 ± 13.2 55.0 ± 22.2 84.2 ± 22.1 0.000*





WHR 0.74 ± 0.05 0.78 ± 0.04 0.83 ± 0.04 0.000*





FM (%) 22.8 ± 4.8 26.0 ± 7.2 31.6 ± 4.3 0.022*





FFM (%) 77.2 ± 4.8 74.0 ± 7.2 68.4 ± 4.3 0.022*
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p < 0.05

BMI = Body Mass Index, MUAC = Mid Upper Arm Circumference, MUAMC = Mid Upper Arm Muscle Circumference, SFT = Skinfold Thickness, WHR = Waist/Hip Ratio, FM = Fat Mass, FFM = Fat Free Mass