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Article
Abstract
Muscle strength (MS) has been associated with cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR) in adolescents, however, the impact attributed to body size in determining muscle strength or whether body size acts as a confounder in this relationship remains controversial. We investigated the association between absolute MS and MS normalized for body size with CMR in adolescents. This was a cross-sectional study comprising 351 adolescents (44.4% male; 16.6 ± 1.0 years) from Brazil. MS was assessed by handgrip and normalized for body weight, body mass index (BMI), height, and fat mass. CMR included obesity, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, glucose imbalance, and high inflammation marker. When normalized for body weight, BMI, and fat mass, MS was inversely associated with the presence of two or more CMR among females. Absolute MS and MS normalized for height was directly associated with the presence of two or more CMR among males. This study suggests that MS normalized for body weight, BMI, and fat mass can be superior to absolute MS and MS normalized for height in representing lower CMR among females. Absolute MS and MS normalized for height were related to higher CMR among males.
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Publication Info
Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 16, 2021, pages 8428-.
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© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100882).
APA Citation
de Lima, T. R., Sui, X., & Silva, D. A. S. (2021b). Normalization of Muscle Strength Measurements in the Assessment of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168428