High Prevalence of Overweight and Its Association with Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among Female and Male Farmers in Tanzania and Mozambique

The increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity may already have reached the farmers in Tanzania and Mozambique. Here, the measurement of the mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC) could become a simple and sensitive tool for early detection of at-risk groups of overweight as well as underweight. Body M...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-08, Vol.18 (17), p.9128
Main Authors: Eleraky, Laila, Issa, Ramula, Maciel, Sónia, Mbwana, Hadijah, Rybak, Constance, Frank, Jan, Stuetz, Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arm circumference
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Body weight
Farmers
Nutrition
Obesity
Risk groups
Underweight
Womens health
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Summary:The increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity may already have reached the farmers in Tanzania and Mozambique. Here, the measurement of the mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC) could become a simple and sensitive tool for early detection of at-risk groups of overweight as well as underweight. Body Mass Index (BMI) and MUAC of female and male farmers (n = 2106) from different regions of Tanzania and the Zambézia province, Mozambique, were analyzed by region, sex, age, and correlates. MUAC cut-offs, calculated via BMI cut-offs (
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18179128