Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.171-187, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: The aim of the authors of this study was to determine the reference values for the Adductor Pollicis
Muscle Thickness (APMT) in individuals belonging to a healthy population and to compare these values with
other anthropometric measurements.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the APMT in the dominant and non-dominant hands of 385
healthy individuals categorized according to age and gender variables were measured with a caliper. Individuals
in the “A” category according to the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) test were included in the study, and
anthropometric measurements.
Results: In the study, 193 women and 192 men were included, and various anthropometric measurements were
taken. The mean APMT values of the dominant and non-dominant hands were 20.87 ± 3.23 mm and 19.28 ± 2.93
mm in men and 16.78 ± 3.10 mm and 15.43 ± 2.92 mm in women, respectively, which indicates that there were
significant differences between the members of the two genders and between the members of the same gender
(p<0.001). There was a high level of positive correlation between the mean APMT values of the dominant hand
and the mid-upper arm circumference (p<0.001).
Conclusion: In this study, a high-level and positive correlation was found between APMT values and mid-upper
arm circumference (MUAC), mid-upper arm muscle circumference (MUAMC) and mid-upper arm muscle area
(AMA) values. APMT measurement emerges as a useful and new anthropometric measurement method in the
assessment of the nutritional status of a person.
Keywords: Anthropometric measurements, adductor pollicis muscle, nutritional status