During nutritional assessment of a surgical patient, the status of muscle protein is indicated by which one of the following parameters -: (A) Serum albumin, (B) Triceps skin fold thickness, (C) Mid-arm circumference, (D) Hb level
Answer is C. • Anthropometric techniques incorporating measurements of skinfold thicknesses and mid-arm circumference permit estimations of body fat and muscle mass, and these are indirect measures of energy and protein stores.
• Skinfold thickness is measured at ulnar, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac region.