The impact of gender, body dimension and body composition on hand-grip strength in healthy children

Maximum hand-grip (HG) strength, body composition and main anthropometric variables were evaluated in 278 children with normal weight and growth, aged 5-15 yr divided into 3 age groups: group 1, age+/-SD: 7.6+/-0.9 yr 7.6+/-0.9 SD (Tanner stage 1); group 2, age: 10.8+/-0.7 yr (Tanner stage: 2-3); gr...

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Published in:Journal of endocrinological investigation 2002-05, Vol.25 (5), p.431-435
Main Authors: SARTORIO, A, LAFORTUNA, C. L, POGLIAGHI, S, TRECATE, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aging - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body Constitution
Child
Female
Hand Strength - physiology
Hormones. Endocrine system
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Obesity
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Reference Values
Sex Characteristics
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Summary:Maximum hand-grip (HG) strength, body composition and main anthropometric variables were evaluated in 278 children with normal weight and growth, aged 5-15 yr divided into 3 age groups: group 1, age+/-SD: 7.6+/-0.9 yr 7.6+/-0.9 SD (Tanner stage 1); group 2, age: 10.8+/-0.7 yr (Tanner stage: 2-3); group 3, age: 13.2+/-0.9 yr (Tanner stage: 4-5). Weight, height, body surface area (BSA), BMI, percent body fat (BF) and fat free mass (FFM) increased progressively and significantly from the younger to the older age group. A significant difference between genders was detected only for BF and FFM, females having a higher fat mass and a lower FFM compared to males. Most children were right-handed (91%). In either genders, a curvilinear relation was detected between HG strength and age, with best fit for the dominant (d) hand given by the equations: dHG=5.891 *10(0.051) age, r2=0.986, p
ISSN:0391-4097
1720-8386
DOI:10.1007/bf03344033