Associations between muscular fitness and metabolic syndrome Cross-sectional study of Japanese women and men英文文献资料.docVIP

Vol.4, No.10, 838-844 (2012) Health /10.4236/health.2012.410129 Associations between muscular fitness and metabolic syndrome: Cross-sectional study of Japanese women and men Ayumi Tanaka 1,2* 3 1,4 , Zhen-Bo Cao , Yoshinobu Saito , Yoshitaka Kobori , Mitsuru Higuchi 1 3 1 2 3 4 Fujisawa City Health and Medical Foundation, Kanagawa, Japan; Corresponding Author: ayumi-t@fhmc.or.jp * Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Sports Medicine Research Center, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan Received 17 August 2012; revised 16 September 2012; accepted 28 September 2012 ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex inter- related risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. High cardiorespiratory fitness is known to contribute to prevention of MetS. However, little is known regarding the as- sociation between muscular fitness and MetS in Japanese adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between muscular fitness and MetS in Japanese women and men. This cross-sectional study included 335 women and 209 men aged 30 - 79 y. MetS was deter- mined according to the 2009 criteria of the In- ternational Diabetes Federation. Muscular fit- ness was evaluated by muscular fitness com- posite score (MFS), which was determined using Z scores from grip strength and sit-ups. Par- ticipants were classified by MFS tertile into low, middle, and high MFS groups. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to estimate odds ratios for the incidence of MetS in each group. The prevalence of MFS was 27.2% in women and 27.3% in men. Adjusted odds ratios for MetS prevalence in the low, middle, and high MFS groups, after adjusting for age, smoking status, alcohol intake,