Handgrip strength cut-off for cardiometabolic risk index among Colombian children and adolescents : the FUPRECOL study
Abstract Objective: Evidence shows an association between muscular strength (MS) and health among youth, however low muscular strength cut-points for the detection of high metabolic risk in Latin-American populations are scarce. The aim of this study was two-fold: to explore potential age- and sex-s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad del Rosario |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/12737 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.48713/10336_12737 http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/12737 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Muscular strength Thresholds Metabolic Syndrome Receiver operating characteristic curve Promoción de salud Fuerza muscular Enfermedades cardiovasculares Regulación del metabolismo Niños Adolescentes |
| Sumario: | Abstract Objective: Evidence shows an association between muscular strength (MS) and health among youth, however low muscular strength cut-points for the detection of high metabolic risk in Latin-American populations are scarce. The aim of this study was two-fold: to explore potential age- and sex-specific thresholds of MS, for optimal cardiometabolic risk categorization among Colombian children and adolescents; and to investigate if cardiometabolic risk differed by MS group by applying the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) cut point. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study (the FUPRECOL study), published elsewhere. The FUPRECOL study assessments were conducted during the 2014– 2015 school year. MS was estimated by a handle dynamometer on 1,950 children and adolescents from Colombia, using the MS relative to weight (handgrip strength/body mass). A metabolic risk score was computed from the following components: waist circumference, triglycerides, HDL-c, glucose, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. ROC analysis showed a significant discriminatory accuracy of MS in identifying the low/high metabolic risk in children and adolescents and both gender. Results: In children, handgrip strength/body mass level for a low metabolic risk were 0.359 and 0.376 in girls and boys, respectively. In adolescents, these points were 0.440 and 0.447 in girls and boys, respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion, the results suggest a hypothetical MS level relative to weight for having a low metabolic risk, which could be used to identify youths at risk. |
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