Study Of Mid-arm Circumference In Indian School Children

ABSTRACT

The objective of our study was to obtain the Anthropometric measurements of body mid- arm circumference, inSchool going adolescents,9-12 years, boys and girls, contrasting socioeconomic groups and was investigated bycross sectional survey. The cross-sectional study was conducted on School going adolescents (total no-511),Pune, India. We observed that the measurements of mid- arm circumference of Higher income group (HIG) werealmost greater than Lower income group (LIG) values in all the age groups. The analysis would be effective tointerpret the pattern of growth in adolescents, 9-12 years, which could be altered by social upbringing andeconomic status in a community.