Association between lean mass and the risk of metabolic syndrome in Korean children and adolescents: data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination survey.

ABSTRACT: Skeletal muscle is considered an endocrine and paracrine organ that has metabolic effects, and several studies have shown a positive association between muscle mass and insulin sensitivity. However, results on the relationship between muscle mass and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents remain inconsistent. Body composition consists primarily of lean and fat mass, with lean mass being closely associated with body size. Since muscle constitutes a part of lean mass, the contribution of muscularity can be evaluated more accurately by assessing lean mass relative to fat mass, which is inversely associated with body size. This study utilized nationally representative data to assess the association between lean mass (measured via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) and the risk of metabo

SUBMITTER: Park HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12624292 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature