Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Medellín, Colombia.
Ann Nutr Metab. 2012;61(1):41-6. doi: 10.1159/000339267. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
Previous research has demonstrated an association between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and muscle mass; however, no studies have shown any relationship with a particular segment of the body, which would be more useful in clinical settings.
To investigate the association between muscle development of different segments of the body and presence of the MS in adults.
We used fractionation of body mass to calculate the development of muscle mass and correlated this with presence of the MS in a cross-sectional study in adults.
The mean age and body mass index were 42.7 ± 6.6 years and 25.3 ± 3.7 kg/m(2), respectively. 23.1% of adults suffered from the MS. After adjusting for multiple variables, the Z score of both thigh and chest muscle girths were significantly associated with the MS. There were significant differences between adults with or without the MS in the Z score of thigh [-0.686; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) -1.020 to -0.351], mid-thigh (-0.566; 95% CI -0.931 to -0.200) and chest (0.611; 95% CI 0.260-0.962) girths.
There is an association between muscle development and the MS; moreover, muscle thigh perimeter was larger in those without the MS. The use of muscle development of the thigh as an indicator of cardiovascular health-related metabolic alterations is proposed.
先前的研究表明代谢综合征（MS）与肌肉量之间存在关联；然而，尚无研究表明身体特定部位与 MS 之间存在任何关系，而这在临床环境中更为有用。
探究身体不同部位的肌肉发育与成年人 MS 之间的关系。
我们使用身体质量的分割来计算肌肉量的发育，并在成年人的横断面研究中，将其与 MS 的存在进行相关性分析。
平均年龄和体重指数分别为 42.7 ± 6.6 岁和 25.3 ± 3.7 kg/m²。23.1%的成年人患有 MS。在调整了多个变量后，大腿和胸部肌肉周径的 Z 评分与 MS 显著相关。患有或不患有 MS 的成年人之间的大腿 Z 评分[Z=-0.686；95%置信区间（95%CI）-1.020 至-0.351]、大腿中部 Z 评分[-0.566；95%CI-0.931 至-0.200]和胸部 Z 评分[0.611；95%CI 0.260-0.962]存在显著差异。
肌肉发育与 MS 之间存在关联；此外，无 MS 患者的大腿围度更大。提出了使用大腿肌肉发育作为心血管健康相关代谢改变的指标。
