Muscular strength in male adolescents and premature death: cohort study of one million participants.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the extent to which muscular strength in adolescence is associated with all cause and cause specific premature mortality (<55 years).

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Sweden.

Participants

1,142,599 Swedish male adolescents aged 16-19 years were followed over a period of 24 years.

Main outcome measures

Baseline examinations included knee extension, handgrip, and elbow flexion strength tests, as well as measures of diastolic and systolic blood pressure and body mass index. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios for mortality according to muscular strength categories (tenths).

Results

During a median follow-up period of 24 years, 26,145 participants died. Suicide was a more frequent cause of death in young adu

SUBMITTER: Ortega FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3502746 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature