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The MOST commonly used index for nutritional status is

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The MOST commonly used index for nutritional status is

  1. height-for-age
  2. weight-for-height
  3. body mass index
  4. mid-upper arm circumference
  5. weight-for-age
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(E). Weight-for-age is the most commonly used index of nutritional status, although a low value has limited clinical significance as it does not differentiate between wasting and stunting. Weight-for-age has the advantage of being somewhat easier to measure than indices that require height measurement

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