TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between cigarette smoking and muscle strength in Japanese men
AU - Saito, Takeshi
AU - Miyatake, Nobuyuki
AU - Sakano, Noriko
AU - Oda, Kanae
AU - Katayama, Akihiko
AU - Nishii, Kenji
AU - Numata, Takeyuki
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Objectives: To investigate the link between cigarette smoking and muscle strength in Japanese men. Methods: We used data on 4249 Japanese men, aged 43.3±13.9 years, in this cross-sectional investigation study. Grip strength and leg strength were measured as indicators of overall muscle strength. Meanwhile, subjects' cigarette smoking habits were recorded by trained medical staff. The effect of cigarette smoking on muscle strength was evaluated. Results: A total of 1618 men (38.1%) were smokers and 1481 men (34.9%) exercised regularly. Significant differences in muscle strength were noted between men with and without a Brinkman index of 400 or greater, after adjusting for age. After adjusting for age, height, body weight and exercise habits, associations between the Brinkman index and leg strength and the ratio of leg strength to body weight were attenuated. Conclusions: Cigarette smoking might be negatively associated with muscle strength, especially grip strength in Japanese men.
AB - Objectives: To investigate the link between cigarette smoking and muscle strength in Japanese men. Methods: We used data on 4249 Japanese men, aged 43.3±13.9 years, in this cross-sectional investigation study. Grip strength and leg strength were measured as indicators of overall muscle strength. Meanwhile, subjects' cigarette smoking habits were recorded by trained medical staff. The effect of cigarette smoking on muscle strength was evaluated. Results: A total of 1618 men (38.1%) were smokers and 1481 men (34.9%) exercised regularly. Significant differences in muscle strength were noted between men with and without a Brinkman index of 400 or greater, after adjusting for age. After adjusting for age, height, body weight and exercise habits, associations between the Brinkman index and leg strength and the ratio of leg strength to body weight were attenuated. Conclusions: Cigarette smoking might be negatively associated with muscle strength, especially grip strength in Japanese men.
KW - Exercise
KW - Grip strength
KW - Leg
KW - Muscle strength
KW - Smoking
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U2 - 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.6.381
DO - 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.6.381
M3 - Article
C2 - 23230468
AN - SCOPUS:84873919124
SN - 1975-8375
VL - 45
SP - 381
EP - 386
JO - Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
JF - Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
IS - 6
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