All anthropometry data

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MWI-MEIRU-All-anthro-data-2020-v1

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Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit

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Karonga HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets

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Nov 14, 2025

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Nov 19, 2025

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mid-upper arm circumference in cm (D) (muac)

Data file: all_anthro_data

Overview

Valid: 107651

Invalid: 45132

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 70.75

Mean: 21.776

Standard deviation: 6.575

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 58

End: 62

Width: 5

Range: 0 - 70.75

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

mid-upper arm circumference in cm

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: muac (table[s]: arv_amf, arv_scf, ncd_combined, gp_gpform, css_sei, tb_tbh, tb_tboto2007, tb_tbs, tb_tbs5, tmt_tmt1, css_fis2, arkk_arkq)
variable: armcirc (table[s]: cpt_f3)
variable: armcircumf (table[s]: fhs_tktaik, fhs_tktcik)
variable: buarm (table[s]: crs_birth, crs_bfup)
variable: a_muacop1 (table[s]: gap_combined)
variable: muacf/muacs (table[s]: kduk_kduq, phdk_phdq)
MUAC from KDU and PHD were collected twice so average of the 2 readings is calculated. Most tables had muac already in cm, but GAP, CPT, FHS, TBH, TBO, TMT had to be converted from mm to cm

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