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Normalization of Muscle Strength Measurements in the Assessment of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents

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  • Tiago Rodrigues de Lima

    (Research Center Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Sports Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-900, Brazil)

  • Xuemei Sui

    (Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA)

  • Diego Augusto Santos Silva

    (Research Center Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Sports Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-900, Brazil)

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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  • Tiago Rodrigues de Lima & Xuemei Sui & Diego Augusto Santos Silva, 2021. "Normalization of Muscle Strength Measurements in the Assessment of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:16:p:8428-:d:611582
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