Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Nov 2005
Association of muscular strength with incidence of metabolic syndrome in men.
To examine the association between muscular strength and incidence of metabolic syndrome. ⋯ Muscular strength was inversely associated with metabolic syndrome incidence, independent of age and body size. Potential benefits of greater muscular strength presumably through resistance exercise training should be considered in primary prevention of metabolic syndrome.