ArticleAmerican journal of physical anthropology2014
Genetic influences on the development of grip strength in adolescence.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sex Differences in Grip Strength From Birth to Age 16: A Meta-Analysis.European journal of sport science · 2025Pooled it
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating a Genome-Wide Polygenic Score for Handgrip Strength and Its Interplay with Leisure-Time Physical Activity Across the IGEMS Twin Cohorts.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026Article
- Contribution of Sport Type to the Association Between Handgrip Strength and Morbidity/Mortality: Future Follow-up Study and Possible Mechanisms.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- Muscle parameters in men and oxidative stress markers.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2025Article
- Cross-cultural perception of strength, attractiveness, aggressiveness and helpfulness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Familial Correlation and Heritability of Hand Grip Strength in Korean Adults (Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014 to 2019).Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Article
- Perception of strength, attractiveness and aggressiveness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength: Evidence from a European sample.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2023Article
- Muscle Strength Reference Values and Correlation with Appendicular Muscle Mass in Mexican Children and Adolescents.Calcified tissue international · 2022Article
- Sex differences in behavior, response to LPS, and glucose homeostasis in middle-aged mice.Behavioural brain research · 2022Article
- Handgrip strength and 2D : 4D in women: homogeneous samples challenge the (apparent) gender paradox.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Association of Serum Phosphate with Low Handgrip Strength in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Handgrip Strength-Related Factors Affecting Health Outcomes in Young Adults: Association with Cardiorespiratory Fitness.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Physical Performance Regarding Handgrip Strength in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2020Article
- Normative reference values on handgrip strength among healthy adults of Dhulikhel, Nepal: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Assessment of physical strength from gait: data from the Maasai of Tanzania.Biology letters · 2019Article
- Muscularity and Strength Affect Individual Variation in Self-Perception of Fighting Ability in Men.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Associations of physical strength with facial shape in an African pastoralist society, the Maasai of Northern Tanzania.PloS one · 2018Article
- Handgrip Strength as a Darwinian Fitness Indicator in Men.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Review
- Cross-Cultural Investigation of Male Gait Perception in Relation to Physical Strength and Speed.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Enhanced physical strength is a secondary sex characteristic in males. Sexual dimorphism in physical strength far exceeds sex differences in stature or total body mass, suggesting a legacy of intense sexual selection. Upper-body strength is a particularly promising marker of intrasexual competitiveness in young men. Consequently, it is assumed that sex-influenced gene expression contributes to the development of physical strength. It is unclear, however, whether the underlying sources of individual differences in strength development are comparable across sex. We obtained three measurements of hand-grip strength (HGS) over a six-year period spanning adolescence in male and female same-sex twins (N = 2,513). Biometrical latent growth models were used to partition the HGS variance at age 11 (intercept) and its growth over time (slope) into genetic and environmental components. Results demonstrated that variance around the intercept was highly heritable in both males and females (88% and 79%, respectively). In males, variance around the slope exceeded that of the intercept, while the reverse held for females. Additive genetic effects accounted for most (80%) of the variance around the slope in males, but were of less importance in females (heritability = 28%). Absolute genetic variance around the slope was nearly nine-fold higher in males. This striking disparity suggests that the developmental processes shaping HGS growth are different between the sexes. We propose that this might account for the sex-specific pattern of associations between HGS and external measures (e.g., digit ratio and physical aggression) typically reported in the literature. Our results underscore the role of endogenous androgenic influences in the development of physical strength.
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