Handgrip strength cutoff for cardiometabolic risk index among Colombian children and adolescents : The FUPRECOL Study

Evidence shows an association between muscular strength (MS) and health among young people, 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 twofold: to explore potential age- and sex-specific thresh...

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Autores: Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson, Peña, Jhonatan, Martínez Torres, Javier, Tordecilla Sanders, María Alejandra, Correa Bautista, Jorge Enrique, Lobelo, Felipe, García-Hermoso, Antonio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Colombia
Recursos:Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/14475
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42622
http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/14475
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Metabolic Syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes
Promoción de salud
Fuerza muscular
Enfermedades cardiovasculares
Regulación del metabolismo
Niños
Adolescentes
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Resumo:Evidence shows an association between muscular strength (MS) and health among young people, 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 twofold: to explore potential age- and sex-specific thresholds of MS, for optimal cardiometabolic risk categorization among Colombian children and adolescents; and to investigate whether cardiometabolic risk differed by MS group by applying the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) cut point. MS was estimated by using a handle dynamometer on 1,950 children and adolescents from Colombia, using MS relative to weight (handgrip strength/body mass). A metabolic risk score was computed from the following components: waist circumference, triglycerides, HDL-c, glucose, and 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 in both genders. In children, the handgrip strength/body mass levels 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. In conclusion, the results suggest an MS level relative to weight for having a low metabolic risk, which could be used to identify youths at risk.