ArticleJournal of obesity & metabolic syndrome2022
Handgrip Strength Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Children and Adolescents: Analysis of Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2018.
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- Handgrip strength thresholds associated with metabolic syndrome risk in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and health · 2024Pooled it
- Handgrip Strength in Korean Youth and Young Adults: Reference Values and Their Associations with Metabolic Syndrome.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2026Article
- Relationship between triglyceride-glucose index and muscle strength in middle-aged and older Chinese adults without chronic diseases: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Combined Measure of Hand Grip Strength and Body Mass Index for Predicting Excess Body Fat in a University Population in Kentucky, USA.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Change and Tracking of Physical Fitness Among Children Aged 5-12 Years: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Associations Between Handgrip Strength and Markers of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Translational sports medicine · 2026Review
- Trends and distributional characteristics in handgrip strength of 1,082,296 children and adolescents in China: an analysis from five representative cross-sectional surveys from 2000 to 2019.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Relative Excess Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Due to Interaction Between Handgrip Strength and Dietary Patterns Among Korean Youth.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness in Preschoolers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Metabolic complications of obesity in children and adolescents.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Reduced handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with adverse cardiometabolic health outcomes. We examined HGS, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and insulin resistance (IR) in children and adolescents. Methods: The following population-based data from 2,797 participants (aged 10-18 years) of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2018 were analyzed: complete anthropometric measures, HGS, MetS, and IR (subgroup with fasting insulin, n=555). HGS was analyzed as the combined HGS (CHGS) and the normalized CHGS (nCHGS=CHGS divided by body weight). Results: At a mean age of 14.4 years, 276 participants (9.9%) had abdominal obesity, 56 (2.0%) had MetS, and 118 (20.9%) had IR. Individual components of MetS and IR were inversely associated with the nCHGS. The odds ratios (ORs) for MetS and IR decreased significantly with higher nCHGS after adjustment for sex, age, physical activity, and sedentary times. The optimal cut-off values that predicted MetS were 0.80 kg/kg (males) and 0.71 kg/kg (females), with significant associations with MetS (OR: 7.4 in males; 5.7 in females) and IR (OR: 3.3 in males; 3.2 in females) observed when nCHGS values were lower than those cut-offs. Conclusion: HGS is associated with MetS and IR and might be a useful indicator of cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents.
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