THE RELATIONSHIP OF OBESITY AND LOW HANDGRIP STRENGTH OR SARCOPENIC OBESITY AS A PREDICTOR OF THE PRESENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Summary Study aim: Was to investigate the relationship of anthropometrics with handgrip strength (HGS) among Nigerian school children.Material and methods: A total of 200 school children participated in this study. An electronic handgrip dynamometer was used to measure handgrip strength (HGS) in kg. Body height and body weight were measured with a wall-mounted stadiometer in meters and a bathroom weighing scale in kg, respectively. Body mass index (BMI) was then calculated using the formula weight (kg)/height (m2). Also, hand span of both hands was measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the small finger with the hand opened as wide as possible. The distance from the distal wrist crease up to the base of the middle finger was taken for palm length and the distal wrist crease to the tip of the middle finger was considered for the measurement of hand length. However, the relationship between HGS and anthropometric parameters was analyzed using Pearson’s product moment coefficient of correlation.Results: The outcome of this study showed that hand and palm length correlated disproportionately and insignificantly (p > 0.05) with both dominant and non-dominant HGS. Also, hand span was found to be a disproportionate correlate of HGS, though such a correlation was only significant (p < 0.05) with dominant HGS. However, BMI and handedness were observed to associate proportionately and significantly (p < 0.05) with HGS.Conclusion: This study therefore concluded that the most important determinants of HGS among Nigerian school children are BMI, handedness and hand span, and thus could be considered as markers of nutritional and health status, as well as physical fitness of these individuals.

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Hyperuricemia, gout and high cardiovascular risk - how to manage them in clinical practice

Terapevticheskii arkhiv ◽

10.26442/00403660.2019.12.000173 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 91 (12) ◽

pp. 75-83

Author(s):

V V Fomin ◽

T E Morosova ◽

V V Tsurko

Keyword(s):

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

High Risk ◽

High Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

In recent years, the relationship of hyperuricemia and gout with a high risk of cardiovascular disease has been widely discussed. Therefore, it is important to systematically examine patients in order to diagnose comorbidities, among which cardiovascular disease and its complications occupy a leading place and consider mandatory treatment of patients with hyperuricemia and gout with high cardiovascular risk with lowering drugs, which fully reflects the provisions of the latest European recommendations for the management and treatment of patients with gout.

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Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity Using Different Definitions and the Relationship With Strength and Physical Performance in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging

Frontiers in Physiology ◽

10.3389/fphys.2020.583825 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah A. Purcell ◽

Michelle Mackenzie ◽

Thiago G. Barbosa-Silva ◽

Isabelle J. Dionne ◽

Sunita Ghosh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Gait Speed ◽

Walking Speed ◽

Handgrip Strength ◽

Sarcopenic Obesity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

X Ray ◽

The Relationship ◽

Negative Health Outcomes

Sarcopenic obesity is associated with several negative health outcomes. However, the prevalence of this condition – and the relationship to physical performance parameters – varies across definitions. The aim of this cross-sectional investigation was to describe the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity using different published definitions and their relationship with handgrip strength and walking speed in older Canadian adults. Individuals aged 65+ in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (n = 11,803; 49.6% male, 50.4% female) were included. Body composition was measured using dual X-ray absorptiometry. Sarcopenic obesity was defined using 29 definitions. Low handgrip strength was identified as < 27 kg in males and < 16 kg in females and poor physical performance was defined as gait speed ≤ 0.8 m/s. The prevalence of sarcopenic obesity ranged from 0.1 to 85.3% in males, and from 0 to 80.4% in females. Sarcopenic obesity was frequently associated with low handgrip strength (p < 0.05) in both males (14/17 definitions, 82.4%) and females (21/29 definitions, 72.4%). In very few definitions, sarcopenic obesity was associated with slow gait speed (males: 1/17 definitions [6.7%]; females: 2/29 [6.9%]). In conclusion, the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity varied greatly according to definitions and sarcopenic obesity was frequently associated with low handgrip strength.

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Perception of Cardiovascular Risk and Use of Technologies in Health in Adults with Obesity

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.18.3.336891 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 246-269

Author(s):

Carlos Milton Guevara-Valtier ◽

Ana Victoria Ramírez-Rodríguez ◽

Velia Margarita Cárdenas-Villarreal ◽

Tirso Duran-Badillo ◽

Juana Mercedes Gutiérrez-Valverde ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Perception Of Risk ◽

Health History ◽

Level Of Use ◽

Information And Communication ◽

History Of ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

En este articulo se determinó la relación entre la Percepción del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular con el Nivel de uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC´s), así como el efecto explicativo del nivel de uso de las TIC´s y antecedentes para enfermedad cardiovascular en la Percepción del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en adultos con obesidad. Este estudio es pertinente dado que la relación entre las variables propuestas, así como la relación de las TIC´s y otras variables sobre la percepción de riesgo de enfermedad cardiaca y cerebral aún no es del todo clara. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo-analítico realizado en una muestra de 260 adultos con obesidad. Se usaron los cuestionarios Percepción del Riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular y Uso de TICS en pacientes atendidos en un centro de salud, se respetaron las normas éticas y se utilizó estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Se encontró relación entre la Percepción del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular y el uso de las TIC´s (rs =0,142, p=0,022). El Nivel de uso de TICS y antecedentes personales/familiares para el desarrollo de enfermedad cardiovascular fue un 14,3% en la percepción del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular. Se concluyó que la percepción del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular se relaciona con el Nivel de uso de Tecnologías de la información y comunicación en salud y es explicada en parte por el Nivel de uso de tecnologías de la información y comunicación y antecedentes de salud. Objective: This paper determined the relationship between the perception of risk of a cardiovascular disease with the level of use of Information and Communication Technology or ICT, as well as the explanatory effect of these ICTs and the history of cardiovascular disease in the perception of risk of cardiovascular disease in adults with obesity.Methods: This study is relevant since the relationship between the proposed variables, and the relationship of the ICTs and other variables about the risk perception of heart and brain disease is not very clear yet. An analytical-descriptive research was made on a sample of 260 obese adults. Questionnaires of risk perception of a cardiovascular disease and use of ICT in patients who receive care in a health center were used; ethical standards were observed and descriptive statistics and statistical inference were applied.Results: A relationship between risk perception of a cardiovascular disease and the use of ICTs was found (rs=0,142, p=0,022). The level of use of ICTs and personal/family history of disease for the development of a cardiovascular disease explain a 14,3% in the perception of risk of the disease.Conclusions: It was concluded that the perception of risk of cardiovascular disease was related to the level of use of Information and Communication Technologies regarding health, and it is partially explained by the level of use of the ICTs and health history.

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