[Determination of the arm circumference in newborn infants as a method of verifying low birth weight].
The authors studied 1,024 newborns in Recife, Brazil, to determine the association between arm circumference and birth weight. A strong correlation between these two parameters was found (R = +0.78). Specificity and sensitivity of this measurement in detecting low birth weight were also high. The authors concluded that arm circumference can be used as an alternative method of detecting at-risk neonates in areas where birth weight cannot be measured accurately.
Alves
J G
JG
Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Pernambuco, Brasil.
Lima
G M
GM
Azevedo
G N
GN
Cabral
V B
VB
Moggi
R S
RS
Nunes
R
R
D000886:Anthropometry; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
Avaliação do perímetro braquial em recém-nascidos, como método de verificação de baixo peso ao nascer.