TABLE 3.

Sensitivity, Specificity, and Youden Index at Various Cutoffs of MUAC for SAM in Children Aged 6–59 Months, Nepal

MUAC, mm	Sensitivity, %	Specificity, %	Youden Index, %
105	4.0	100	4.0
106	4.1	100	4.1
107	4.8	100	4.8
108	5.1	100	5.1
109	5.4	100	5.4
110	6.9	100	6.9
111	7.6	100	7.6
112	9.1	100	9.1
113	11.2	100	11.2
114	12.8	99.8	12.6
115	13.6	99.7	13.3
116	14.3	99.0	13.3
117	18.9	99.1	18.0
118	21.6	98.7	20.3
119	24.3	98.5	22.8
120	28.9	98.3	27.2
121	34.5	98.1	32.6
122	35.9	98.0	33.9
123	43.6	96.6	40.2
124	46.8	96.4	43.2
125	53.7	96.2	49.9
126	59.0	87.2	46.2
127	66.0	73.0	39.0
128	69.0	56.3	35.3
129	72.0	46.1	31.8
130	90.1	41.0	31.1
131	93.0	37.5	30.5
132	93.5	33.3	26.8
133	93.1	31.5	24.6
134	93.2	28.5	21.7
135	97.6	26.2	23.8

Abbreviations: MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; SAM, severe acute malnutrition.