ArticleNutrients2023
Muscle Quality Index in Morbidly Obesity Patients Related to Metabolic Syndrome Markers and Cardiorespiratory Fitness.
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- Association Between Muscle Quality Index and Depression Symptoms in Women with Breastfeeding History: A NHANES-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- The association between body roundness index and handgrip strength and muscle quality index: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Muscle quality index correlates with arthritis: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2011-2014.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Skeletal muscle as a pro- and anti-inflammatory tissue: insights from children to adults and ultrasound findings.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Review
- Muscle quality index is associated with depression among non-elderly US adults.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Role of Incretins in Muscle Functionality, Metabolism, and Body Composition in Breast Cancer: A Metabolic Approach to Understanding This Pathology.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- The effect of body mass index on self-rated health in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Association between muscle quality index and pulmonary function in post-COVID-19 subjects.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Muscle Quality Index is inversely associated with psychosocial variables among Chilean adolescents.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundMuscle quality index (MQI) is an emerging health indicator obtained by dividing handgrip strength by body mass index (BMI) that needs to be studied in morbidly obese patients (defined by BMI ≥ 35 kg/m
objectiveTo determine the association between MQI, metabolic syndrome (MetS) markers, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and as a second objective to determine the potential mediation role of MQI in the relationship between abdominal obesity and systolic blood pressure (SBP) in this sample.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 86 severely/morbidly obese patients (age = 41.1 ± 11.9 y, nine men). MQI, metabolic syndrome markers, CRF, and anthropometric parameters were measured. Two groups were developed according to MQI; High-MQI (
resultsThe Low-MQI group reported higher abdominal obesity (High-MQI: 0.7 ± 0.1 vs. Low-MQI: 0.8 ± 0.1 WC/height;
conclusionsMQI in morbidly obesity patients reported an inverse association with MetS markers and a positive association with CRF (VO2
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