High muscular fitness has a powerful protective cardiometabolic effect in adults: influence of weight status

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Robinson Ramírez-Vélez¹  Jorge E. Correa-Bautista¹  Alicia Alonso-Martínez²  Mikel Izquierdo³  Felipe Lobelo⁴  Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez⁵  Carlos Cristi-Montero⁵ 

[1] Center for Studies on Measurement of Physical Activity, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia;Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra (Navarra) SPAIN, Campus of Tudela, Av. de Tarazona s/n. 31500, Tudela, Navarra, Spain;GICAEDS Group, Faculty of Physical Culture, Sport and Recreation, Universidad Santo Tomás, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia;Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra (Navarra) SPAIN, Campus of Tudela, Av. de Tarazona s/n. 31500, Tudela, Navarra, Spain;Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;IRyS Group. School of Physical Education. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaiso, Chile;

关键词: Muscle strength;    Cardiovascular diseases;    Cholesterol;    Cardiometabolic risk;    Exercise;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-016-3678-5

 received in 2016-07-23, accepted in 2016-09-19,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLow levels of muscular fitness (MF) are recognized as an important marker of nutritional status and a predictor of metabolic complications, cardiovascular disease and death, however, the relationship between MF, body mass index (BMI) and the subsequent cardiometabolic protective effects has been less studied among Latin American populations. This study identified an association between MF and the cardiometabolic risk score index (CMRSI) and the lipid-metabolic cardiovascular risk index (LMCRI) in a wide sample of university students grouped according to their BMI.MethodsSix thousand ninety five healthy males (29.6 ± 11.7 year-old) participated in the study. Absolute strength was measured using a T.K.K. analogue dynamometer (handgrip), and the participant’s strength was then calculated relative to their body mass (MF/BM). The LMCRI was derived from the levels of triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and glucose levels in a blood sample. The CMRSI was calculated by summing the standardized residuals (z-score) for waist circumference, total cholesterol, LDL-c, triglycerides, HDL-c, and median blood pressure. Subjects were divided into six subgroups according to BMI (normal vs. overweight/obese) and MF/BM tertiles (unfit, average, fit).ResultsThe group of participants with low and moderate levels of MF/BM showed higher CMRSI values independent of BMI (P < 0.001). The group with normal BMI and high MF/BM had the highest levels of cardiometabolic protection. All overweight/obese BMI groups had significantly higher LMCRI values independent of the level of MF/BM (P < 0.001).ConclusionsParticipants with high MF/BM showed reduced cardiometabolic risk, which increased significantly when they were within normal parameters.

【 授权许可】

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