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Article Dans Une Revue Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism Année : 2012

Knee extension strength in obese and nonobese male adolescents

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The aim of the present study was to compare “absolute” and “relative” knee extension strength between obese and nonobese adolescents. Ten nonobese and 12 severely obese adolescent boys of similar chronological age, maturity status, and height were compared. Total body and regional soft tissue composition were determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Knee extensors maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) torque was measured using an isometric dynamometer at a knee angle of 60° (0° is full extension). Absolute MVC torque was significantly higher in obese adolescents than in controls. However, although MVC torque expressed per unit of body mass was found to be significantly lower in obese adolescent boys, no significant difference in MVC torque was found between groups when normalized to fat-free mass. Conversely, when correcting for thigh lean mass and estimated thigh muscle mass, MVC torque was significantly higher in the obese group (17.9% and 22.2%, respectively; P <0.05). To conclude, our sample of obese adolescent boys had higher absolute and relative knee extension strength than our nonobese controls. However, further studies are required to ascertain whether or not relative strength, measured with more accurate in vivo methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, is higher in obese adolescents than in nonobese controls.
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hal-01190222 , version 1 (01-09-2015)

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Achref Abdelmoula, Vincent Martin, Antoine Bouchant, Stéphane Walrand, Cedric Lavet, et al.. Knee extension strength in obese and nonobese male adolescents. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2012, 37 (2), pp.269-275. ⟨10.1139/h2012-010⟩. ⟨hal-01190222⟩
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