Handgrip Strength and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Evidence From NHANES 2011 to 2014 | Zendy

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Handgrip Strength and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Evidence From NHANES 2011 to 2014

Author(s) -

Rui Zhang,

Changwei Li,

Tingting Liu,

Liqiang Zheng,

Shengxu Li

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1093/ajh/hpy032

Subject(s) - medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , quartile , blood pressure , hand strength , body mass index , diastole , physical therapy , muscle strength , physical strength , cardiology , grip strength , population , confidence interval , environmental health

Previous studies have reported that handgrip strength, a measure of muscular fitness, is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. However, the association of handgrip strength with blood pressure (BP) in children has been inconsistent. We tested the association of handgrip strength with systolic and diastolic BP in children and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014.

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