Growth Charts for Muscular Strength Capacity With Quantile Regression.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Muscle strength preservation may play an important role in protecting against cardiometabolic diseases, functional decline, musculoskeletal deterioration, and early all-cause mortality. However, sex-specific strength growth charts and curves using data from a U.S.-representative sample and clinically feasible measurement remain to be established.

Methods

A sample of 7,119 individuals, aged 6-80 years, was included from the 2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Analyses were performed in 2015. Grip strength was assessed using a hydraulic handheld dynamometer; peak force values were normalized per body mass. Parametric quantile regression was used to determine unique normalized and absolute strength percentiles for men and women. Responses we

SUBMITTER: Peterson MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4656076 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature