title: [Determination of the arm circumference in newborn infants as a method of verifying low birth weight].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Moggi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
vernacular_title: Avaliação do perímetro braquial em recém-nascidos, como método de verificação de baixo peso ao nascer.