Association between handgrip strength and the risk of new-onset metabolic syndrome: a population-based cohort study

Objectives A lower relative handgrip strength (HGS) may disrupt metabolic homeostasis and then lead to metabolic syndrome (MetS). There is a paucity of longitudinal studies to examine whether relative HGS at baseline is linked to incident MetS. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to explore t...

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Main Authors: Zhijie Xu, Chao Shen, Jiangting Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e041384.full