We aimed at assessing the contribution of age sex stunting height for age haz2 and low sitting standing height ratio z score ssrz in the 1st tertile of the study population called hereafter longer legs to this diagnosis discrepancy. 11 this value is compared to reference values that can gauge whether a person is healthy or malnourished. Under controlled conditions weight height and length measurements have high degree of reliability. The world health organisation who recommends weight for lengthheight wflh represented as a z score for diagnosing acute malnutrition among children aged 0 to 60 months. A mid upper arm circumference 125 mm muac 125 or a weight for height z score2 whz 2 correlate poorly. The two anthropometric indicators of acute malnutrition in children under 5 years ie.
Bmi is calculated by dividing a persons weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. These indicators are used independently to define the sum of. The current definitions of acute malnutrition are based either upon a weight for height z score whz below 2 standard deviations of the international reference population world health organization 2006 growth standards or a mid upper arm circumference muac lower than 125 mm. However wasting may also be the result of a chronic unfavourable condition. Wasting or thinness indicates in most cases a recent and severe process of weight loss which is often associated with acute starvation andor severe disease. A person is deemed undernourished if they have a bmi under 185 and is severely undernourished with a bmi under 16.
Weight for height below 3 sd is a highly specific criterion to identify severely acutely malnourished infants and children.
Gallery of Weight For Height Acute Malnutrition
