Wu H, et al. - In 17,703 participants (aged ≥ 40 years) living in Tianjin, China, researchers studied the associations between muscle strength and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its separate components. Using a handheld digital dynamometer, handgrip strength was measured. In order to evaluate the association between handgrip strength and MetS and its separate components, multiple logistic regression analyses were used. They found that the overall prevalence of MetS was 33.6%. According to findings, MetS prevalence was significantly higher in men vs women. The cut-off value of normalized handgrip to detect MetS was 0.56 kg/kg for men and 0.40 kg/kg for women. The results of this cross-sectional study indicated that muscle strength is inversely related to MetS and its separate components.