Key result
Low relative handgrip strength linked to ~8.5-fold higher cardiometabolic risk in adolescent boys.
Why the study?
To identify the independent association of handgrip strength and current smoking with cardiometabolic risk in adolescents.
Does low relative handgrip strength and current smoking increase the odds of high cardiometabolic risk in adolescents?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,806)
Does low relative handgrip strength and current smoking increase the odds of high cardiometabolic risk in adolescents?
Low relative handgrip strength and current smoking are independently associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk in adolescents, highlighting the importance of muscular fitness and smoking prevention in youth.
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Low relative handgrip strength was associated with higher cardiometabolic risk in adolescents; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
This study aimed to identify the independent association of handgrip strength and current smoking with cardiometabolic risk in adolescents. Data of 1806 adolescents (12-18 years) from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were analyzed by complex samples logistic regression analyses. Handgrip strength was normalized by body weight into relative handgrip strength. A cardiometabolic risk index score was calculated from the z-scores of the following components: waist circumference, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure. Relative handgrip strength showed an inverse association with high cardiometabolic risk, with an adjusted odds ratio of 8.5 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.7-19.3) for boys and 5.7 (95% CI, 2.9-11.2) for girls on comparing the lowest and the highest age-and sex-specific quartiles of relative handgrip strength. The adjusted odds ratios for high cardiometabolic risk on comparing the second quartile and the highest quartile of relative handgrip strength were 3.9 (95% CI, 1.7-8.9) in boys and 2.6 (95% CI, 1.3-5.3) in girls. Current smoking was independently associated with high cardiometabolic risk in boys aged 15-18 years. These findings suggest the need to increase muscle strength in adolescents and reduce smoking in older boys to promote cardiometabolic health.
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Kim et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiometabolic risk (n=1,806). Lowest quartile of relative handgrip strength vs. Highest quartile of relative handgrip strength was evaluated on High cardiometabolic risk (≥1 standard deviation of the cardiometabolic risk index score) (OR 8.5, 95% CI 3.7-19.3). Low relative handgrip strength was associated with a markedly higher cardiometabolic risk in adolescent boys and girls compared to those in the highest quartile.
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