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Table 2 Malnutrition as defined by body mass index (BMI), mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), and percentage reported weight loss amongst hospitalized patients

From: Malnutrition in patients admitted to the medical wards of the Douala General Hospital: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (percent)

Malnutrition by BMI, n = 251

29 (11.5)

Malnutrition by mid upper arm circumference, n = 251

21 (8.4)

% weight loss 6 months, n = 245a

104 (42.4)

  1. aOnly in those whose differences between normal weight and weight at the time of measurement during the study were >0
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BMC Research Notes

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