Association of grip strength with anthropometric measures: Height, forearm diameter, and middle finger length in young adults

The purposes of this study were to determine whether moderately physically active (MPA) and highly physically active (HPA) male (n = 96, age = 22.5 ± 1.7 years) and female (n = 85, age = 21.3 ± 1.6 years) young adults differed in their anthropometric obesity indices (AOIs), body fat percentage (BF%), and muscular strength, and also to examine the associations between physical activity level (PAL) and the abovementioned variables. Participants were measured for body height and weight, BF%, waist and hip circumferences, and maximal isometric grip strength. According to their PAL, estimated by the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, they were assigned to MPA and HPA subgroups. Regardless of gender, results indicated that participants in the MPA groups had significantly higher values of body weight, waist and hip circumference, BF%, and BMI than participants in the HPA groups. No significant differences were found between physical activity groups in terms of grip strength. The AOIs and BF% were found to be significantly and negatively correlated with the PAL in both genders. In conclusion, the findings of the study suggest that high habitual physical activity is associated with lower adiposity markers. However, the differences in the hand grip strength of the contrasting activity groups were negligible.

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Grip strength among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults: a longitudinal study of the effects of birth size and current size

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024749 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. e024749

Author(s):

Timothy Howarth ◽

Belinda Davison ◽

Gurmeet Singh

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Grip Strength ◽

Lean Mass ◽

Low Birthweight ◽

Indigenous Australians ◽

Birth Size ◽

Indigenous Australian ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Lower Grip

ObjectivesIndigenous Australians are born smaller than non-Indigenous Australians and are at an increased risk of early onset of frailty. This study aimed to identify the relationship between birth size, current size and grip strength, as an early marker of frailty, in Indigenous and non-Indigenous young adults.DesignCross sectional data from two longitudinal studies: Aboriginal birth cohort (Indigenous) and top end cohort (non-Indigenous).SettingParticipants reside in over 40 urban and remote communities across the Northern Territory, Australia.ParticipantsYoung adults with median age 25 years (IQR 24–26); 427 participants (55% women), 267 (63%) were remote Indigenous, 55 (13%) urban Indigenous and 105 (25%) urban non-Indigenous.Outcome measuresReliable birth data were available. Anthropometric data (height, weight, lean mass) and grip strength were directly collected using standardised methods. Current residence was classified as urban or remote.ResultsThe rate of low birthweight (LBW) in the non-Indigenous cohort (9%) was significantly lower than the Indigenous cohort (16%) (−7%, 95% CI −14 to 0, p=0.03). Indigenous participants had lower grip strength than non-Indigenous (women, −2.08, 95% CI −3.61 to –0.55, p=0.008 and men, −6.2, 95% CI −9.84 to –2.46, p=0.001). Birth weight (BW) was associated with grip strength after adjusting for demographic factors for both women (β=1.29, 95% CI 0.41 to 2.16, p=0.004) and men (β=3.95, 95% CI 2.38 to 5.51, p<0.001). When current size (lean mass and body mass index [BMI]) was introduced to the model BW was no longer a significant factor. Lean mass was a positive indicator for grip strength, and BMI a negative indicator.ConclusionsAs expected women had significantly lower grip strength than men. Current size, in particular lean mass, was the strongest predictor of adult grip strength in this cohort. BW may have an indirect effect on later grip strength via moderation of lean mass development, especially through adolescence and young adulthood.

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Effect of forward head and rounded shoulder posture on hand grip strength in asymptomatic young adults: a cross-sectional study

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy ◽

10.1186/s43161-020-00001-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dalia Mohammed Mosaad ◽

Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem ◽

Ghada Ismail Mohamed ◽

Enas Anwr Abd-Elaty ◽

Karima Salah Mohammed

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Grip Strength ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hand Grip Strength ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hand Grip

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Middle finger length — a predictor of stature in the Indian population

Medicine Science and the Law ◽

10.1258/rsmmsl.49.2.123 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 123-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Prateek Rastogi ◽

Tanuj Kanchan ◽

Ritesh G. Menezes ◽

K. Yoganarasimha

Keyword(s):

Indian Population ◽

Middle Finger ◽

Finger Length

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The Effect of Physical Factors on Grip Strength and Dexterity

The British Journal of Hand Therapy ◽

10.1177/175899830200700401 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 112-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Joy C Macdermid ◽

Lb Fehr ◽

Kc Lindsay

Keyword(s):

Grip Strength ◽

Stepwise Regression ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Additional Contribution ◽

Hand Dominance ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Additional Information ◽

Hand Size ◽

The Relationship ◽

Span Width

This study evaluated the relationship between physical factors (age, sex, hand size and dominance, height and weight) and both grip strength and dexterity. Ninety healthy subjects without current upper extremity pathology or injuries were recruited. Anthropometric measures of the hand were taken using the NK Micrometer, grip strength using the NK Digit-Grip, and dexterity (small, medium and large subsets) was tested using the NK Dexterity Board. Univariate correlations between grip strength and subject height, hand span, width and length were significant (r=0.38-0.82). Sex (p 0.001) and hand dominance (p 0.05) were also significant predictors of grip strength. Increased age resulted in increased time in all dexterity subtests (r=0.30-0.51). Multivariate stepwise regression revealed that sex explained the majority of variance in grip strength scores (r2=0.46-0.76), with additional contribution of age and height. Dexterity was less predictable, but most related to age (r2=0.13-0.26), with sex and dominance providing some additional information. While it is relatively easy to establish that a patient has an impaired grip, caution should be taken when ascribing that label to an individual patient's performance on a dexterity test.

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Estimation of Stature from Middle Finger Length-in Salem Region

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ◽

10.5958/0973-9130.2014.00676.8 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 30 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S Sasi Kumar ◽

Pavanchand Shetty ◽

Shankar

Keyword(s):

Middle Finger ◽

Finger Length

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Middle Finger Length is a Good Measure to Predict the Human stature-An experience from a Cross-sectional study at a Rural Community in India

Medico-Legal Update ◽

10.5958/0974-1283.2018.00117.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Arijit Datta ◽

Vina Vaswani ◽

Chndra Prakash Bhaisora ◽

Preeti Tiwari

Keyword(s):

Rural Community ◽

Middle Finger ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Good Measure ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Finger Length

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Digit Ratios (2D:4D and other) and Relative Thumb Length: A Test of Developmental Stability

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.105.1.143-152 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 105 (1) ◽

pp. 143-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Martin Voracek ◽

Denise Offenmuller

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Sex Differences ◽

Developmental Stability ◽

Digit Ratio ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Finger Length ◽

Digit Ratios ◽

Fourth Digit ◽

Prenatal Androgens ◽

Length Measurements

Sex and side differences in relative thumb length of children and adolescents have been reported by prior researchers. These findings mirror those reported for the second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D), a likely biomarker for the organizational (permanent) effects of prenatal androgens on the human brain and body. The present study investigated relative thumb length, in particular, its associations with all possible digit ratios (2D:3D, 2D:4D, 2D:5D, 3D:4D, 3D:5D, and 4D:5D), in a sample of young adults (60 men and 64 women). Relative thumb length was less precisely measurable than direct or image-based finger-length measurements, as used in digit ratio research. There were no significant sex or side differences in relative thumb length. Contrary to expectation, thumb size was not positively correlated with any digit ratios. Relative thumb length appears to be developmentally unstable (decreases during childhood and adolescence). Additional findings, such as the magnitude ranking of sex differences in digit ratios and the comparability of direct versus image-based finger-length measurements, are also discussed.

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