The Relation between Aerobic Fitness, Muscular Fitness, and Obesity in Children from Three Countries at Different Stages of the Physical Activity Transition
Figure 2
Associations between muscular fitness (grip strength) and body mass index (BMI) in boys (a) and girls (b) from Canada, Mexico, and Kenya. The data for each sex and country subgroup are plotted from 2 SD below the mean to 2 SD above the mean. The figure shows that muscular fitness is positively associated with BMI in boys and girls from Mexico and Canada. The association is less pronounced and not statistically significant in Kenyan boys and girls.
