Low Muscle Strength Is Associated with Metabolic Risk Factors in Colombian Children: The ACFIES Study

In youth, poor cardiorespiratory and muscular strength are associated with elevated metabolic risk factors. However, studies examining associations between strength and risk factors have been done exclusively in high income countries, and largely in Caucasian cohorts. The aim of this study was to assess these interactions in schoolchildren in Colombia, a middle income Latin American country.We measured body mass index, body composition, handgrip...