What is a healthy upper arm circumference?

An MUAC less than 12.5 cm suggests malnutrition; an MUAC greater than 13.5 cm is normal. Figure 2. Measurement of upper arm circumference at the midpoint of the upper arm.

What is considered a skinny arm?

A measure below 23.5 centimeters, or 9.25 inches, indicates that the person may be underweight or borderline underweight with a BMI of 20 or lower. An upper-arm circumference of 32 centimeters, or 12.6 inches, indicates a BMI of 30 or greater, or obesity.

What should my upper arm circumference be?

A measure below 23.5 centimeters, or 9.25 inches, indicates that the person may be underweight or borderline underweight with a BMI of 20 or lower. An upper-arm circumference of 32 centimeters, or 12.6 inches, indicates a BMI of 30 or greater, or obesity. Read more: ​ What Is a Realistic BMI for Someone Athletic?

What’s the link between BMI and arm circumference?

A study of patients aged 18 to 80 found a correlation between arm circumference and BMI, and undernutrition in adults. People with a below normal arm circumference were more likely to have undernutrition and at an increased risk for related health complications.

How does BMI affect the size of your biceps?

Someone with a high BMI is usually considered overweight (though there are other methods that more accurately determine this). Having more fat around the arms will give you a larger circumference, even if your muscles are small. If you’re curious about the average biceps size by height, that’s a little trickier.

Do you look at waist circumference and BMI?

In addition, BMI may underestimate risk for people of Asian descent, in part because it doesn’t factor in the risk conferred by excess abdominal fat. Therefore, it’s useful to look at waist size (measured slightly above the hipbones in adults) in addition to BMI. Health risks go up with increasing waist size, regardless of BMI.