ArticleScientific reports2019
Handgrip strength attenuates the adverse effects of overweight on cardiometabolic risk factors among collegiate students but not in individuals with higher fat levels.
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- Relationship of Ηand Grip Strength, Physical Activity, and Anthropometric Characteristics in a Sample of Male and Female Physiotherapy Students.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Observational
- The moderating role of physical fitness in the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and adiposity in schoolchildren.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Association between Grip Strength, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among the Community-Dwelling Elderly Population in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Handgrip Strength-Related Factors in a Colombian Hypertensive Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between Adjusted Handgrip Strength and Metabolic Syndrome in Arab Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The prediction of Metabolic Syndrome alterations is improved by combining waist circumference and handgrip strength measurements compared to either alone.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2021Article
- Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Normal-Weight Obesity Is Associated with Increased Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Adults.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Secular trends in the grip strength and body mass index of sport university students between 1973 and 2016: J-FitJournal of exercise science and fitness · 2020Article
- High grip strength attenuates risk of severe COVID-19 in males but not females with obesity: A short communication of prospective findings from UK Biobank.Obesity research & clinical practiceArticle
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Abstract
The aims of this study are to (i) examine a clustered metabolic syndrome composite score (MetScore) and fatness among college students across body mass index (BMI) categories, and (ii) determine whether fit individuals have lower MetScores, fewer individual metabolic syndrome components, and lower fatness than unfit individuals across BMI categories. A total of 1,795 participants aged >18 years who participated in The FUPRECOL Study were selected for the present analyses. Handgrip strength was tested by a grip dynamometer and used to classify adults as fit or unfit. Among all participants, MetScore, percentage of body fat, and visceral adiposity increased linearly across the BMI categories among college students (all P < 0.001). Individuals who were overweight and fit had a lower MetScore (-0.6 SD; P = 0.02), body fat percentage (-2.6%; P < 0.001) and visceral adiposity (-0.2; P = 0.01) than unfit peers. Moderately fit obese individuals had significantly lower visceral fat levels than unfit obese peers (-3.0; P = 0.03). These results suggest that having adequate handgrip strength-a proxy of overall strength capacity-may attenuate obesity-related cardiometabolic risk. Moreover, weight loss should be recommended to all individuals with obesity, even among those who are currently considered fit.
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