Clinical examination compared with anthropometry in evaluating nutritional status.

Issues in the assessment of nutritional status using anthropometry.

Four issues in the use and interpretation of anthropometry are discussed at the level of the population and of the individual. The first issue is the index or indices of choice: weight-for-height versus height-for-age versus weight-for-age. The selection of an index or indices depends upon many factors, and no one index is completely adequate in all situations. Proposed criteria are provided to...

Ultrasound compared with clinical examination in infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

OBJECTIVES To assess the accuracy of clinical examination as compared with ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Duration of hospital stay, time between admission and surgery, and financial implications were also considered. DESIGN A prospective study of patients referred to the surgical team with a possible diagnosis of pyloric stenosis from May 1993...

Statistics in clinical appraisals of nutritional status.

Nutritional Status of Girls Studying in a Government School in Jaipur City as Determined by Anthropometry

The nutritional status of 142 children in the age group of 10 to 15 years studying in a government school in Jaipur city was determined through anthropometry. Data on weights and heights of girls were collected using standardized techniques. The results revealed that the weights and heights of these children were below those of their well-to-do Indian counterparts. As regards weight for age cri...

Cut-off of anthropometry measurement and nutritional status among elderly outpatient in Indonesia: multi-centre study.

AIM To obtain the cut-off value of anthropometric measurements and nutritional status of elderly in Indonesia. METHODS A multicentre-cross sectional study was performed at 9 hospitals in Indonesia. The data collected comprises of samples characteristics, anthropometric measurements (weight, height, trisep, bisep, subscapular, suprailiac, and circumference of the hip, waist, arm, calf, and thi...