Secular trends in the grip strength and body mass index of sport university students between 1973 and 2016: J-Fit＋study

The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between nutritional status and hand grip strength among university students in Kuala Nerus and assess the relationships between BMI and physical activity with hand grip among students. University students (N = 80, mean age 21.8 ± 1.4 years) that included 36 males and 44 females were recruited using a convenient sampling technique from two universities which is Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) in a cross sectional study in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. Weight and height were measured and body mass index were calculated. Hand grip strength was measured too using Takei Digital Grip Strength Dynamometer. Furthermore, eating habits and level of physical activity were self-reported by the students using FFQ adopted from MANS and IPAQ questionnaire. The prevalence of underweight, normal weight, overweight and obesity were 7.4%, 66.3%, 17.5%, and 8.8% respectively. Male have slightly higher intake of calories, carbohydrates and fat with mean value of 2229 kcal, 295.3 g and 66.8 g respectively compared to female with calories of 2126 kcal, carbohydrates of 283 g and fat of 64.2 g. Meanwhile, most of the students involved in this study were classified as being moderately active (65%) followed by low physical activity (28.8%) and the least goes to the high physical activity category (6.2%). Furthermore, male subjects had a higher value of handgrip strength in both right (32.3 kg) and left hand (28.2 kg) as compared to female subjects that was 20.0 kg on the right hand while 17.6 kg on the left hand. The present study also showed that males had a higher percentage of overweight and obesity than females and there was a significant association between body mass index and gender as well as gender and hand grip strength (p<0.05). There were also significant association observed between BMI and physical activity with hand grip strength meanwhile, there is no association between dietary intakes (protein) with grip strength (p<0.05). Keywords: eating habits, hand grip strength, BMI, physical activity

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Relationship between body mass index and grip strength of elderly people aged 65 to 74 years and 75 to 84 years old

Korean Journal of Sports Science ◽

10.35159/kjss.2019.08.28.4.937 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 937-944

Author(s):

Kyung-Ae Kim ◽

Sung-Keun Choi

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Grip Strength ◽

Elderly People ◽

Body Mass

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Influence of cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index and muscle strength of university students in the ability to perform quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Resuscitation ◽

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.09.159 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 96 ◽

pp. 67

Author(s):

Angel López-González ◽

Mairena Sánchez-López ◽

Jaime López-Tendero ◽

Alicia Ramírez-Tercero ◽

Carlos Urkía-Mieres ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

University Students ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Seventeen-Year Changes in Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Elevated Blood Pressure, and Diabetes Phenotypes in a Cohort of Filipino Women

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539518800366 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 561-571 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Linda S. Adair ◽

Christopher Kuzawa ◽

Thomas McDade ◽

Delia B. Carba ◽

Judith B. Borja

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

The Philippines ◽

Secular Trends ◽

Elevated Blood Pressure ◽

Elevated Blood ◽

Nutrition Survey

Obesity, hypertension, and diabetes have risen dramatically in Asia, but few cohort studies track age and secular trends in these conditions. We use Cebu (The Philippines) Longitudinal Health and Nutrition survey data to document 1998 to 2015 prevalence and co-occurrence of body mass index (BMI; >25 kg/m2), high waist circumference (WC; >80 cm), elevated blood pressure (EBP; systolic ⩾130 or diastolic ⩾85 mm Hg), and type 2 diabetes among ~2000 women aged 29 to 62 years in 1998; and identify their relationship to community, household, and individual factors using longitudinal logistic regression. Prevalence (1998-2015) rates were 35% to 49%, BMI >25 kg/m2; 32% to 58% high WC; 21% to 59% EBP; and 2% to 14% diabetes. Only 20% of women had none of these conditions in 2015. Diabetes was strongly driven by age and secular trends in high WC related to higher socioeconomic status and urbanization. Hypertension increased with age in lower socioeconomic status rural and more affluent urban women. Results underscore the continuing need for public health measures to prevent obesity and to identify and treat hypertension and diabetes.

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