The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome According to Grip Strength in Teenagers

Bibliographic Data

ID15719856
AuthorsDuk Han Ko (0000-0002-8745-4851, Dongguk University), Young Kyun Kim (0000-0001-7284-4606, CHA University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume8
Issue2
Pages108-108
Publication date2021-02-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children8020108
PMID33557385
OpenAlexW3128712822
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adolescents is increasing. Recently, the relevance of grip strength as a factor of metabolic syndrome in this population has raised questions. This study investigated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to grip strength in children and adolescents using large-scale data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHNS). From 2014 to 2018, 1527 boys and 1292 girls participated in the KNHNS. The participants were classified into three groups according to age: 10-12 years (early teenager, ET), 13-15 years (middle teenager, MT), and 16-18 years (late teenager, LT). The participants were classified as having metabolic syndrome if they fulfilled three of the adolescent metabolic syndrome criteria. The grip strength was divided into groups with high and low grip strength, respectively, and the cutoff value for the prevalence was calculated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. There were significant differences in waist circumference, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels based on grip strength in the ET, MT, and LT groups. Therefore, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was lower when grip strength was higher. The cut-off values of the relative grip strength (kg/body weight) to predict metabolic syndrome among boys were 0.349, 0.466, and 0.485 for the ET, MT, and LT groups, respectively. The corresponding cut-off values for girls were 0.373, 0.383, and 0.382, respectively. In conclusion, there is a non-linear relationship between grip strength and metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Circumference · Environmental health · Grip strength · Hand strength · Metabolic syndrome · Obesity · Physical therapy · Population · Waist · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Mathematics · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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