Key result
Higher muscle-to-visceral-fat ratio linked to ~2.1-fold higher odds of ideal cardiovascular health.
Why the study?
The study was designed to investigate the association between the muscle fitness to visceral fat level ratio and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and ideal cardiovascular health metrics among college students.
Does a higher muscle fitness to visceral fat ratio improve ideal cardiovascular health metrics and reduce metabolic syndrome prevalence in young adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,467)
Yes
Does a higher muscle fitness to visceral fat ratio improve ideal cardiovascular health metrics and reduce metabolic syndrome prevalence in young adults?
Odds Ratio: 2.103 (95% CI 1.832–2.414)
p-value: p=<0.001
A higher muscle fitness to visceral fat ratio is strongly associated with ideal cardiovascular health metrics and a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in young adults, suggesting its potential as a clinical screening tool.
May support MVF ratio as a screening marker in young adults; leaves open prospective effects on CVH metrics.
This study aimed to investigate the association between the muscle fitness to visceral fat level (MVF) ratio and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics among college students. A total of 1467 young adults recruited from the FUPRECOL study (Asociación de la Fuerza Prensil con Manifestaciones Tempranas de Riesgo Cardiovascular en Jóvenes y Adultos Colombianos), were categorized into four quartiles based on their MVF ratio. Muscular fitness was assessed using a digital handgrip dynamometer and visceral fat level was determined through bioelectrical impedance analysis. Ideal CVH was assessed, including lifestyle characteristics, anthropometry, blood pressure, and biochemical parameters. The body weight, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), fat mass, fat mass index, and visceral fat level were significantly higher in subjects in Q1 (lower MVF ratio) than those in Q2, Q3, or Q4 (p < 0.001). The muscle fitness (handgrip and normalized grip strength (NGS)) of the subjects in Q4 was significantly greater than that of those in Q1 to Q2 (p < 0.001). Subjects with a medium-high MVF ratio (i.e., 3–4th quartiles) had an odds ratio of 2.103 of ideal CVH metrics after adjusting for age, gender, university, and alcohol intake (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.832 to 2.414; p < 0.001). A lower MVF ratio is associated with worse CVH metrics and a higher prevalence of MetS in early adulthood, supporting the hypothesis that the MVF ratio could be used as a complementary screening tool that could help clinicians identify young adults with unfavorable levels of CVH and metabolic risk.
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Ramírez‐Vélez et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular Health and Metabolic Syndrome (n=1,467). Medium-high muscle fitness to visceral fat (MVF) ratio (3rd-4th quartiles) vs. Lower MVF ratio was evaluated on Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics (OR 2.103, 95% CI 1.832-2.414, p=<0.001). A medium-high muscle fitness to visceral fat ratio (3rd-4th quartiles) was significantly associated with having ideal cardiovascular health metrics (OR 2.103) in young adults.
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