[ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MUSCULAR FITNESS AND PHYSICAL HEALTH STATUS AMONG XXXX AND ADOLESCENTS FROM BOGOT  , COLOMBIA].

@entity1 @entity410 @entity66 @entity102 @entity1144 @entity121
OBJECTIVE: epidemiological and experimental evidence suggest the role of muscular strength has been increasingly recognized in the prevention of @entity102 in early life, and features of the @entity66 have also been negatively associated with muscle strength in adulthood. The aim of this study was to examine whether the association between muscular @entity410 and physical health status among @entity1 and adolescents from Bogot  , Colombia. METHODS: cross-sectional study in 921 schoolchildren aged 8-11 years from Bogot  , Colombia. A @entity410 ( @entity410 ) was measured using handgrip strength and standing long jump and vertical jump. Each of these variables was standardized as follows: standardized value = (value = mean)/SD. The @entity121 score was calculated as the mean of the three standardized scores. @entity410 was recoded into quartiles Q1 (low @entity410 ) to Q4 (high @entity410 ). The body mass index (BMI), skinfold thickness, waist and hip circumference, body composition by bioimpedance (BIA), blood pressure and self-declaration sexual maturation were measured such as indicators associated with future cardiovascular events. RESULTS: the average age was 13.0    2.6 years. @entity1 with Q4 (high @entity410 ), show a better physical health status (BMI, blood pressure, body fat and waist circumference (BMI, blood pressure, body fat and waist circumference, p[linear X2] = 0.01). Individuals with Q1 and Q3 (low @entity410 ) had 4.06 times (95%CI 2.60 to 6.34; p = 0.043) risk of excess body fat and 1.57 times (95%CI 1.02 -1.89; p = 0.020) risk of @entity1144 . CONCLUSION: our results show that @entity121 is associated with better physical health status. The testing of muscle strength at early ages should be included in health- monitoring systems.
