title: Standard curves for mid arm circumference and mid-arm/head circumference ratio in newborns.
abstract: One Thousand singleton neonates, between 28 and 44 weeks of estimated gestational age (EGA) were measured within 48 hours of their birth for upper mid-arm circumference (MAC), head circumference (HC) and birth weight (BW). Regression analysis was used to draw standard curves for MAC versus EGA and mid-arm circumference/head circumference ratio (MAC/HC) versus EGA. Correlation coefficients were 0.961 for MAC versus EGA and 0.889 for MAC/HC versus EGA (p less than 0.001). MAC, MAC/HC and HC were also highly correlated with birth weight (p less than 0.001). These standard curves make available a discriminating method for evaluation of intra-uterine growth and a non-invasive technique for following somatic protein status in growing preterm infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sir Padampat Mother and Child Health Institute, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001724:Birth Weight; D002508:Cephalometry; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012016:Reference Values