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Data on sociodemographics, Gross Motor Function Classification System level, and anthropometric measurements were extracted. Bland\u2013Altman plots with a 95% agreement limit and Lin's concordance correlation coefficient with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported to measure agreement between observed and estimated weight. Percentage error was used to determinate the method's accuracy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 497 participants with a mean age at assessment of 9\u2009years (SD 4\u2009years 11\u2009months) (47.7% female). Lin's concordance correlation coefficient between the observed and estimated weights was 0.90 (95% CI 0.89\u20130.92). Bland\u2013Altman plots showed a reasonable accuracy of the equation in the study cohort. The mean percentage error of the equation was 5.04%. The average difference between observed and estimated weights was \u22121.02\u2009kg (SD 5.1). The differences between observed and estimated weights were significantly greater among children with weight\u2010for\u2010age, height\u2010for\u2010age, or BMI\u2010for\u2010age <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\u2010scores less than or equal to \u22124.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title><jats:p>It is possible to predict the weight of children with CP from MUAC with sufficient accuracy. 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