Abstract
Non-invasive anthropometric measurement methods such as those for measuring height and weight are crucial in pediatric patients. However, research focusing on the association between the type of dietary pattern and handgrip strength and handgrip-to-weight ratio in adolescents has not been carried out yet. This cross-sectional analysis of the 2014–2017 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey assessed 2327 adolescents (aged 10–18 years) who had their handgrip strength measured and analyzed its association with dietary pattern. The clusters were examined for nutritional values, and the ready-to-eat, balanced, and Western-style fast-food clusters were ultimately generated. Overall, 85.6% of the participants were assigned to a ready-to-eat dietary pattern, 9.3% to a Western-style fast-food dietary pattern, and 5.1% to a balanced dietary pattern. Compared with the participants following a balanced dietary pattern, those following a ready-to-eat dietary pattern were shown to have a significantly lower handgrip strength and handgrip-to-weight ratio. Decreased handgrip strength and handgrip-to-weight ratio values in participants following ready-to-eat dietary patterns indicate a diffuse problem in adolescents’ health and possibly imply an association between reduced muscle quality and dietary pattern. Therefore, the overall environmental factors potentially inducing such unhealthy dietary preferences should be investigated, and appropriate lifestyle changes in Korean adolescents should be encouraged.
Highlights
Non-invasive anthropometric measurements methods, such as those for measuring height and weight, are crucial for pediatric patients [1,2,3]
About 85.6% of the subjects were attributed to a ready-to-eat dietary pattern, 9.3% of the subjects to a Western-style fast-food dietary pattern, and 5.1% participants to a balanced dietary pattern
The results of this study suggest that when children and adolescent intake nutrient-poor and hypocaloric food, it might cause a decrease in their handgrip strength (HGS) and Handgrip-strength-to-weight ratio (HGSWR)
Summary
Non-invasive anthropometric measurements methods, such as those for measuring height and weight, are crucial for pediatric patients [1,2,3]. Anthropometric measurements can help the decision-making process about the need for additional tests. In this context, muscle strength has recently been recognized as an essential measurement [4,5,6]. Muscle strength is a crucial factor for muscular force exertion, several other factors are known to be involved. Nutrients 2020, 12, 3048 with high muscle strength is likely to follow an appropriate diet as well as a regular physical activity schedule, in addition to being in a healthy psychological state. Skeletal-muscle mass can be assessed by either dual-energy
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