Key result
Higher relative handgrip strength was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in both male (OR 0.13) and female (OR 0.12) US adults.
Why the study?
The study aimed to identify the cutoff point of handgrip strength and evaluate its association with metabolic syndrome.
Does higher relative handgrip strength associate with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=5,056)
Does higher relative handgrip strength associate with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adults?
Odds Ratio: 0.13 (95% CI 0.08–0.2)
p-value: p=<0.0001
Higher relative handgrip strength is strongly and independently associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adults, suggesting it could serve as a simple screening indicator.
May support handgrip strength in metabolic syndrome evaluation; leaves open prospective validation and causal inference.
OBJECTIVE: Aimed to find the cut-off point of handgrip strength and it's association with MetS. RESULTS: The relative handgrip strength was negatively associated with the prevalence of MetS. Of note, the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) across tertiles of relative handgrip strength were 1 (reference), 0.45 (0.33, 0.62), and 0.13 (0.08, 0.20) in male participants after adjusting for demographic factors, calorie intake, and physical activity. Similar results were observed in female participants. The cutoff values of relative handgrip strength for male and female participants were 0.52 and 0.40, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this study suggest that a strong relationship exists between handgrip strength and prevalence of MetS in US adults, regardless of sex. METHODS: A total of 5 056 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analysed in this study. Handgrip strength was measured by using a handgrip dynamometer. MetS was defined in accordance with the criteria of the scientific statement of the American Heart Association in 2009. Multivariable binary logistic regression was used to explore the association between handgrip strength and MetS.
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Ji et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Metabolic syndrome (n=5,056). Relative handgrip strength vs. Lowest tertile of relative handgrip strength was evaluated on Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.08-0.20, p=<0.0001). Higher relative handgrip strength was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in both male (OR 0.13) and female (OR 0.12) US adults.
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