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. 2021 Sep 21;13(9):e18167. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18167

Table 4. Age-based Kappa values showing agreement between MUAC and WHZ to diagnose severe acute malnutrition in infants ≤ 6 months old.

WHZ: weight for height z scores; MUAC: mid-upper arm circumference; SAM: severe acute malnutrition.

Age in months K
3 months 0.220
4 months 0.339
5 months 0.375
6 months 0.232