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Muscle strength field-based tests to identify European adolescents at risk of metabolic syndrome: The HELENA study
- Source :
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Elsevier, 2019, ⟨10.1016/j.jsams.2019.04.008⟩, Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, instname, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2019, ⟨10.1016/j.jsams.2019.04.008⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2019.
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Abstract
- [Objectives]: To determine whether handgrip strength (HG) and/or standing long jump (SLJ) are capable of detecting risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in European adolescents, and to identify age- and sex-specific cut points for these tests. [Design]: Cross-sectional study. [Methods]: Participants included 969 (aged 12.5–17.5 years old) adolescents from 9 European countries (n = 520 girls). Absolute and relative HG and SLJ tests were used to assess upper and lower muscle strength, respectively. MetS status was determined using the age- and sex-specific cut points proposed by Jolliffe and Janssen's, Additionally, we computed a continuous cardiometabolic risk index with the average z-score of four cardiometabolic risk factors: Wait circumference, mean arterial pressure, triglycerides/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and fasting insulin. [Results]: The prevalence of MetS was 3.1% in European adolescents. Relative HG and absolute SLJ were the best tests for detecting the presence of MetS (Area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC) = 0.799, 95%CI:0.773–0.824; and AUC = 0.695 95%CI:0.665–0.724), respectively) and elevated cardiometabolic risk index (AUC = 0.873, 95%CI:0.838–0.902; and AUC = 0.728 95%CI:0.698–0.756), respectively) and, regardless of cardiorespiratory fitness. We provide age- and sex-specific cut points of upper and lower muscle strength for European adolescents to identify the presence of MetS and elevated cardiometabolic risk index. [Conclusions]: The proposed health-related cut points could be used as a starting point to define health-related levels of upper and lower muscle strength in adolescents. Likewise, the diagnostic statistics provided herein can be used to offer feedback to adolescents, parents, and education and health professionals about what it means to meet or fail test standards.<br />The HELENA project was supported by the European Community Sixth RTD Framework Programme (contract FOOD-CT-2005-007034). The data for this study was gathered under the aegis of the HELENA project, and further analysis was additionally supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grants RYC-201416390), the Spanish Ministry of Health: Maternal, Child Health and Development Network (grant RD16/0022), the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (MICINN-FEDER) and by the University of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigación 2016, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence; Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health (UCEES) and Plan Propio de Investigación 2018 - Programa Contratos-Puente, and the Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades (FEDER, ref. SOMM17/6107/UGR).
- Subjects :
- Male
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Adolescents
MESH: Risk Assessment
Fasting insulin
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
MESH: Risk Factors
Prevalence
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Cardiometabolic risk
Metabolic Syndrome
MESH: Metabolic Syndrome/epidemiology
Anthropometry
Hand Strength
Standing long jump
3. Good health
Europe
Female
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Muscle Strength
Risk Assessment
Muscle fitness
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
03 medical and health sciences
MESH: Cross-Sectional Studies
MESH: Anthropometry
Internal medicine
medicine
Field based
MESH: Prevalence
MESH: Hand Strength/physiology
MESH: Adolescent
MESH: Humans
Receiver operating characteristic
business.industry
Cardiorespiratory fitness
030229 sport sciences
medicine.disease
MESH: Male
MESH: Europe/epidemiology
Muscle strength
MESH: Muscle Strength/physiology
Metabolic syndrome
business
MESH: Female
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20050070, 14402440, and 18781861
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Elsevier, 2019, ⟨10.1016/j.jsams.2019.04.008⟩, Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, instname, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2019, ⟨10.1016/j.jsams.2019.04.008⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5f9bd34e8e4259809e57e5381825d40e