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Muscle mass to visceral fat ratio is an important predictor of the metabolic syndrome in college students

dc.creatorRamírez-Vélez R.spa
dc.creatorGarcia-Hermoso A.spa
dc.creatorPrieto-Benavides D.H.spa
dc.creatorCorrea-Bautista J.E.spa
dc.creatorQuino-Ávila A.C.spa
dc.creatorRubio-Barreto C.M.spa
dc.creatorGonzález-Ruíz K.spa
dc.creatorCarrillo H.A.spa
dc.creatorCorrea-Rodríguez M.spa
dc.creatorGonzález-Jiménez E.spa
dc.creatorRio-Valle J.S.spa
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T00:03:37Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T00:03:37Z
dc.date.created2019spa
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to evaluate the associations between the muscle mass to visceral fat (MVF) ratio and cardiometabolic risk factors in a large population of college students in Colombia and to propose cut-off points of this index for the metabolic syndrome (MetS). A total of 1464 young adults recruited from the FUPRECOL (Asociación de la Fuerza Prensil con Manifestaciones Tempranas de Riesgo Cardiovascular en Jóvenes y Adultos Colombianos) study were categorised into four groups based on their MVF ratio. Muscle mass and visceral fat level of the participants were measured using a bioelectrical impedance analysis. Cardiometabolic risk factors including lifestyle characteristics, anthropometry, blood pressure and biochemical parameters were assessed. The prevalence of moderate to severe obesity, hypertension and the MetS was higher in subjects in quartile (Q)1 (lower MVF ratio) (P less than 0·001). ANCOVA revealed that the subjects in Q1 had higher cardiometabolic disturbances, including altered anthropometry, blood pressure, muscle strength and biochemical parameters after adjusting for age and sex compared with young adults in higher MVF ratio quartiles (P less than 0·001). Muscular mass and physical activity levels were significantly lower in subjects with a lower MVF ratio (P less than 0·001). The receiver operating characteristic curve analyses indicated that in men the best MVF ratio cut-off point for detecting the MetS was 18·0 (AUC 0·83, sensitivity 78 % and specificity 77 %) and for women, the MVF ratio cut-off point was 13·7 (AUC 0·85, sensitivity 76 % and specificity 87 %). A lower MVF ratio is associated with a higher risk cardiometabolic profile in early adulthood, supporting that the MVF ratio could be used as a complementary screening tool that may help clinicians identify young adults at high cardiometabolic risk. © The Authors 2018.eng
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518003392
dc.identifier.issn00071145
dc.identifier.issn14752662
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23611
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressspa
dc.relation.citationEndPage339
dc.relation.citationIssueNo. 3
dc.relation.citationStartPage330
dc.relation.citationTitleBritish Journal of Nutrition
dc.relation.citationVolumeVol. 121
dc.relation.ispartofBritish Journal of Nutrition, ISSN:00071145, 14752662, Vol.121, No.3 (2019); pp. 330-339spa
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dc.rights.accesoAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosariospa
dc.source.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURspa
dc.subject.keywordAdolescentspa
dc.subject.keywordAdultspa
dc.subject.keywordAgespa
dc.subject.keywordAnthropometryspa
dc.subject.keywordArea under the curvespa
dc.subject.keywordArticlespa
dc.subject.keywordBlood pressurespa
dc.subject.keywordCardiometabolic riskspa
dc.subject.keywordClinical assessmentspa
dc.subject.keywordClinical evaluationspa
dc.subject.keywordCollege studentspa
dc.subject.keywordColombiaspa
dc.subject.keywordCross-sectional studyspa
dc.subject.keywordDiagnostic test accuracy studyspa
dc.subject.keywordDisease severityspa
dc.subject.keywordFemalespa
dc.subject.keywordHumanspa
dc.subject.keywordHypertensionspa
dc.subject.keywordIntra-abdominal fatspa
dc.subject.keywordLifestyle modificationspa
dc.subject.keywordMalespa
dc.subject.keywordMetabolic disorderspa
dc.subject.keywordMetabolic syndrome xspa
dc.subject.keywordMuscle massspa
dc.subject.keywordMuscle strengthspa
dc.subject.keywordObesityspa
dc.subject.keywordPhysical activityspa
dc.subject.keywordPopulation researchspa
dc.subject.keywordPrevalencespa
dc.subject.keywordReceiver operating characteristicspa
dc.subject.keywordSensitivity and specificityspa
dc.subject.keywordSex differencespa
dc.subject.keywordYoung adultspa
dc.subject.keywordCardiometabolic riskspa
dc.subject.keywordEarly adulthoodspa
dc.subject.keywordMuscle massspa
dc.subject.keywordVisceral fatspa
dc.titleMuscle mass to visceral fat ratio is an important predictor of the metabolic syndrome in college studentsspa
dc.typearticleeng
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dc.type.spaArtículospa
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