Muscle fitness to visceral fat ratio, metabolic syndrome and ideal cardiovascular health metrics
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2018-12-22
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This study aimed to investigate the association between the muscle fitness to visceral fat
level (MVF) ratio and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and ideal cardiovascular health
(CVH) metrics among college students. A total of 1467 young adults recruited from the FUPRECOL
study (Asociación de la Fuerza Prensil con Manifestaciones Tempranas de Riesgo Cardiovascular
en Jóvenes y Adultos Colombianos), were categorized into four quartiles based on their MVF
ratio. Muscular fitness was assessed using a digital handgrip dynamometer and visceral fat level
was determined through bioelectrical impedance analysis. Ideal CVH was assessed, including
lifestyle characteristics, anthropometry, blood pressure, and biochemical parameters. The body
weight, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), fat mass, fat mass index, and visceral fat
level were significantly higher in subjects in Q1 (lower MVF ratio) than those in Q2, Q3, or Q4
(p < 0.001). The muscle fitness (handgrip and normalized grip strength (NGS)) of the subjects in Q4
was significantly greater than that of those in Q1 to Q2 (p < 0.001). Subjects with a medium-high MVF
ratio (i.e., 3–4th quartiles) had an odds ratio of 2.103 of ideal CVH metrics after adjusting for age,
gender, university, and alcohol intake (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.832 to 2.414; p < 0.001). A lower
MVF ratio is associated with worse CVH metrics and a higher prevalence of MetS in early adulthood,
supporting the hypothesis that the MVF ratio could be used as a complementary screening tool that
could help clinicians identify young adults with unfavorable levels of CVH and metabolic risk.
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Ramírez-Vélez, R., Correa-Rodríguez, M., Izquierdo, M., Schmidt-RioValle, J., & González-Jiménez, E. (2018). Muscle fitness to visceral fat ratio, metabolic syndrome and ideal cardiovascular health metrics. Bogotá: doi:10.3390/nu11010024
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