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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of all participants

From: Mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of underweight in adults: a cross-sectional study from Nepal

Characteristics

N = 302

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

37.8 ± 14

 Min - Max

18–86

 Median (25th, 75th)

34 (27, 46)

Sex

 Female

197 (65.2%)

 Male

105 (34.8%)

RHD status

 RHD-positive

90 (29.8%)

 RHD-negative

212 (70.2%)

MUAC (cm)

 Mean ± SD

27.0 ± 3.4

 Min - Max

19.5–41

 Median (25th, 75th)

26.7 (24.5–29.1)

Height (cm)

 Mean ± SD

156.6 ± 8.5

 Min - Max

139.6–180.2

 Median (25th, 75th)

155.3 (150, 163)

Weight (kg)

 Mean ± SD

59.6 ± 12

 Min - Max

33.8–106.1

 Median (25th, 75th)

58.2 (51.3–66.5)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Mean ± SD

24.2 ± 4.6

 Min - Max

15.1–44.7

 Median (25th, 75th)

23.7 (20.8–27.4)

BMI categories

  < 18.5

28 (9.3%)

 18.5–25.0

158 (52.3%)

 25.0–30.0

83 (27.5%)

  ≥ 30.0

33 (10.9%)