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Multicenter Study
. 2020 May 4;12(9):7818-7829.
doi: 10.18632/aging.103097. Epub 2020 May 4.

Association of handgrip strength with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adults: the national health and nutrition examination survey

Chao Ji  1 , Yang Xia  1 , Shuhui Tong  2 , Qijun Wu  1 , Yuhong Zhao  1
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Multicenter Study

Association of handgrip strength with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US adults: the national health and nutrition examination survey

Chao Ji et al. Aging (Albany NY). .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: handgrip strength; hypertension; metabolic syndrome; triglyceride; waist circumference.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflicts of interest.

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Receiver operating characteristic curve for the adjusted model to analyse the association between relative handgrip strength and prevalence of MetS in US male (A) and female (B) participants.
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