Is grip strength linked to body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in primary schoolchildren? Cross-sectional data from three African countries

• Juerg Utzinger,
• Nicole Probst-Hensch,
• Honorati Masanja,
• Uwe Pühse,
• Bassirou Bonfoh,
• Ivan Müller,
• Cheryl Walter,
• Rosa Du Randt,
• Stefanie Gall,
• Siphesihle Nqweniso,
• Peter Steinmann,
• Markus Gerber,
• Fredros O Okumu,
• Serge Ayekoé,
• Jean T Coulibaly,
• Dao Daouda,
• Bomey Clément Gba,
• Benal Kouassi,
• Sylvain G Traoré,
• Marceline F Finda,
• Elihaika G Minja,
• Getrud J Mollel,
• Johanna Beckmann,
• Christin Lang,
• Kurt Z Long

Affiliations

Juerg Utzinger

2 Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Nicole Probst-Hensch

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Honorati Masanja

Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Uwe Pühse

15 Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Bassirou Bonfoh

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Cote d`Ivoire, Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d`Ivoire

Ivan Müller

1 Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Cheryl Walter

2 Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Rosa Du Randt

2 Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Stefanie Gall

1 Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Siphesihle Nqweniso

2 Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Peter Steinmann

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Markus Gerber

1 Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Fredros O Okumu

1Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Department, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Serge Ayekoé

Institut National de la Jeunesse et des Sports, Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire

Jean T Coulibaly

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire

Dao Daouda

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire

Bomey Clément Gba

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire

Benal Kouassi

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire

Sylvain G Traoré

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire

Marceline F Finda

Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara/Dar es Salam, United Republic of Tanzania

Elihaika G Minja

Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara/Dar es Salam, United Republic of Tanzania

Getrud J Mollel

Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara/Dar es Salam, United Republic of Tanzania

Johanna Beckmann

University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Christin Lang

University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Kurt Z Long

University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland