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Associations between Handgrip Strength with Adverse Cardiometabolic Health among Representative Korean Adults

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  • Keun-Ok An

    (College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju 27469, Korea)

  • Junghoon Kim

    (Sports and Exercise Medicine Laboratory, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Korea)

Abstract

Reduced muscle mass and strength are notable features of aging. Loss of muscle mass contributes to cardiometabolic health. Although many studies have focused on skeletal muscle mass, it remains unclear whether muscle strength is beneficial for cardiometabolic health. We aimed to investigate the association between handgrip strength and the risk of adverse cardiometabolic health in middle-aged and older adults in the Korean general population. The study participants included 7602 adults from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES). The odds ratio for adverse cardiometabolic health significantly and linearly decreased according to the category of handgrip strength adjusted for potential confounding factors ( p -Value < 0.05). In the stratified models by sex we also observed significant associations between handgrip strength and cardiometabolic health in men ( p -Value < 0.001), but not in women. Our findings suggest that maintaining higher handgrip strength may contribute to improved cardiometabolic health.

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  • Keun-Ok An & Junghoon Kim, 2019. "Associations between Handgrip Strength with Adverse Cardiometabolic Health among Representative Korean Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2019:i:1:p:269-:d:303461
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    1. Sung-Kwan Oh & Da-Hye Son & Yu-Jin Kwon & Hye Sun Lee & Ji-Won Lee, 2019. "Association between Basal Metabolic Rate and Handgrip Strength in Older Koreans," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-12, November.
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    1. Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo & Ulrike Albers & Gonzalo Palacios & Klaus Pietrzik & Agustín Meléndez & Marcela González-Gross, 2020. "Health Risk, Functional Markers and Cognitive Status in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Jiameng Ma & Hyunshik Kim & Junghoon Kim, 2021. "Isotemporal Substitution Analysis of Accelerometer-Derived Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity on Cardiometabolic Health in Korean Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-12, October.

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