Mid-thigh circumference--role in assessing the nutritional status of children between 6 years and 12 years of age.
Children between 6 and 12 years form a group at risk for nutritional lag. It has been seen that their growth and nutritional status can be satisfactorily assessed by measuring the mid-thigh circumference, using a fibreglass measuring tape.
Diwakar
K K
KK
Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013848:Thigh / Q000033:anatomy & histology*