作者
Ai Kah Ng, Noran Naqiah Hairi, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Hazreen Abdul Majid
发表日期
2019/6/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
9
期号
6
页码范围
e026275
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Objective
To examine the role of dietary intake and physical activity in muscle strength among adolescents.
Design
Cross-sectional analysis.
Setting
The Malaysian Health and Adolescents Longitudinal Research Team (MyHeART) study.
Participants
Fifteen-year-old secondary school children who have given consent and who participated in the MyHeART study in 2014.
Primary outcome measure
Muscle strength was measured in relation to dietary intake (energy and macronutrients) and physical activity by using a hand grip dynamometer.
Results
Among the 1012 participants (395 male; 617 female), the hand grip strength of the males was higher than that of the females (27.08 kg vs 18.63 kg; p<0.001). Also, males were more active (2.43vs2.12; p<0.001) and consumed a higher amount of energy (2047 kcal vs 1738 kcal; p<0.001), carbohydrate (280.71 g vs 229.31 g; p<0.001) and protein (1.46 g/kg body weight …
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