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Hand grip strength determination for healthy males in Saudi Arabia: A study of the relationship with age, body mass index, hand length and forearm circumference using a hand-held dynamometer.
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- Determining correlations between hand grip strength and anthropometric measurements in preschool children.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2020Article
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- Relationship of Handgrip Strength and Body Mass Index With Cognitive Function in Patients With Schizophrenia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Association of Hand Grip Strength with Ultrasound-derived Forearm Muscle Thickness and Echo Intensity in Young Indian Adults.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
Objectives To determine whether age, body mass index (BMI), hand length and forearm circumference were predictive of hand grip strength in healthy Saudi Arabian adult males. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study recruited healthy adult male volunteers. Their anthropometric characteristics including age, BMI, hand length and forearm circumference were measured using routine techniques. Hand grip strength was assessed using a Jamar® Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer. The data were analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient ( r) as well as by a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. Results The study included 116 healthy males who satisfied the inclusion criteria. A Pearson correlation coefficient matrix demonstrated that all the four measures, age, BMI, hand length and forearm circumference, were significantly correlated with hand grip strength. Age had an inverse correlation with hand grip strength. The anthropometric measures of hand length, age and forearm circumference accounted for 44.2% (R
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