The prediction of Metabolic Syndrome alterations is improved by combining waist circumference and handgrip strength measurements compared to either alone.
Jose P Lopez-LopezDaniel D CohenDaniela Ney-SalazarDaniel MartinezJohanna OteroDiego Gomez-ArbelaezPaul A CamachoGregorio Sanchez-VallejoEdgar ArcosClaudia NarvaezHenry GarciaMaritza PerezDora I MolinaCarlos CureAristides SotomayorÁlvaro RicoEric Hernandez-TrianaMyriam DuranFresia CotesDarryl P LeongSumathy RangarajanSalim YusufPatricio López-JaramilloPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2021)
WC was the principal risk factor for a high MetS score and an inverse association between HGS/BW and MetS score was found. Combining these anthropometric measures improved the prediction of metabolic alterations over either alone.