Relative handgrip strength, nutritional status and abdominal obesity in Chilean adolescents

Handgrip strength (HGS) is a well-established indicator of muscle strength and can help to identify risk of sarcopenic obesity in children. This study explores the relationship between adiposity and muscular strength in healthy Chilean adolescents. Adolescents (n = 491) aged 10-17 were selected from...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-06, Vol.15 (6), p.e0234316-e0234316
Main Authors: Palacio-Agüero, Ana, Díaz-Torrente, Ximena, Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Daiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adipose tissue
Adolescent obesity
Adolescents
Age
Aging
Anthropometry
Arm circumference
Biology and Life Sciences
Body mass index
Body weight
Children
Complications and side effects
Exercise
Girls
Grip strength
Health aspects
Health care
Human nutrition
Life expectancy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Muscle strength
Muscle weakness
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Obesity
Overweight
Pediatric research
People and Places
Physical activity
Physical education
Regression analysis
Risk
Risk factors
Sarcopenia
Schools
Sex
Socioeconomics
Studies
Teenagers
Variables
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Summary:Handgrip strength (HGS) is a well-established indicator of muscle strength and can help to identify risk of sarcopenic obesity in children. This study explores the relationship between adiposity and muscular strength in healthy Chilean adolescents. Adolescents (n = 491) aged 10-17 were selected from five schools in Santiago, Chile. HGS was determined by dynamometry. Anthropometry (weight, height, waist and mid arm circumference), physical activity and socioeconomic status were also measured. Relative HGS (RHGS) was calculated by dividing maximum HGS of the dominant hand by body-mass index (BMI) and low RHGS was categorized as
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0234316