scholarly journals CORRELATION BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND HANDGRIP STRENGTH AND HANDGRIP ENDURANCE AMONG YOUNG HEALTHY ADULTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (27) ◽  
pp. 3995-4001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupi Das ◽  
Marami Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Healthy Adults

scholarly journals Correlation of Body Mass Index with Handgrip Strength and Endurance of Dominant Hand in Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Lava Shrestha ◽  
Sanyukta Gurung ◽  
Neeti Bhat ◽  
Narayan B Mahotra ◽  
Mahesh M Bajimaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Hand Dynamometer

Introduction Hand grip strength is used in evaluation of muscle strength and is also increasingly being used as an indicator for nutritional status. The maximum force applied voluntarily by the subject is called maximum handgrip strength, which is measured in kilograms. Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to perform against a load for an extended period of time, measured in seconds. This study aims to correlate body mass index with handgrip strength and handgrip endurance in medical students. MethodsThis is a cross sectional, observational study which included 74 undergraduate students of Maharajgunj Medical Campus by convenient sampling method. Body mass index was calculated by Quetelet’s formula. Camry digital hand dynamometer was used to measure handgrip strength in the dominant hand in kilograms. Participants were instructed to hold dynamometer with maintained pressure of 30% of maximum handgrip strength for as long as possible to determine the handgrip endurance. Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS Statistics software. ResultsThe handgrip strength was more in males than females with a mean of 43.09±3.72 kg, while handgrip endurance was more in females with a mean of 123.60±50.65 sec. Positive correlation was seen between body mass index and handgrip strength (r=0.23 and p=0.045). Body mass index and handgrip endurance also showed positive correlation (r=0.34 and p=0.003). ConclusionSignificant correlation of body mass index with handgrip strength and handgrip endurance was seen in medical students.

scholarly journals Body Mass Index Correlates with Total Serum IgE Levels in Healthy Adults and those with Allergy/Asthma.

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
pp. AB6
Author(s):  
Roshni Naik ◽  
Maria-Anna Vastardi ◽  
Helen G. Durkin ◽  
Rauno Joks
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Healthy Adults ◽  
Total Serum ◽  
Serum Ige

Sex-Associated Differences in the Handgrip Strength of Elderly Individuals

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeunhee Kwak ◽  
Yoonjung Kim ◽  
Haekyung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Low Body Mass Index

This study aimed to identify sex-specific factors associated with handgrip strength in elderly individuals. The analysis cohort comprised 1,197 men and 1,384 women aged ≥65 years. In men, factors associated with low handgrip strength included advanced age; low body mass index; low frequency of performing flexibility exercises; limited self-care ability (which is a measure of the health-related quality of life); and the presence of diabetes, stroke, or osteoporosis ( R² = 0.285, F = 7.52, p < .001). In women, the factors included advanced age, low body mass index, low frequency of performing muscle strengthening exercises, stress, and osteoarthritis ( R² = 0.225, F = 4.17, p < .001). Effective health-promoting interventions for elderly individuals require the development of individualized programs that enhance handgrip strength while considering sex-related factors.

scholarly journals Presence of dynapenia and association with anthropometric variables in cancer patients

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Beatriz Rechinelli ◽  
Isabele Lessa Marques ◽  
Eduarda Cristina Rodrigues de Morais Viana ◽  
Isadora da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Vanusa Felício de Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Low Weight ◽  
European Working

Abstract Background Dynapenia is defined as an age-related loss of muscle strength. There is little information on dynapenia in cancer patients and on how it relates to anthropometric variables. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of dynapenia and its association with anthropometric variables in hospitalized cancer patients. Methods Participants comprised adult and elderly cancer patients evaluated within the first 48 h of hospital admission to a tertiary public hospital, a referral center for gastrointestinal tract surgery. Anthropometric variables were measured according to standardized protocols. Dynapenia was identified based on handgrip strength (HGS), according to the cutoff points defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2), with values for women < 16 kg and for men < 27 kg. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software, version 22.0, with a significance level of 5%. Results This study included 158 patients aged in average 59.5 ± 14.0 years; of these, 53.6% were elderly, 58.9% non-white and 59.5% had some degree of malnutrition. The most prevalent type of cancer was that of the lower gastrointestinal tract (33.5%). The presence of dynapenia was observed in 23.4% of the patients and cachexia in 36.1%. There was an association between dynapenia with age (p < 0.001), life stage (p = 0.002) and race/color (p = 0.027), and also with body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.001) and adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) of both hands (p < 0.05). After logistic regression analysis, adjusted for the sociodemographic variables, the APMT of the dominant hand and the low weight determined by body mass index remained associated with the occurrence of dynapenia (p < 0.05). Conclusions In this study we confirmed that dynapenia was present in cancer patients, being associated with APMT of the dominant hand and low weight. HSG was proven to be a reliable and complementary measure to be added to the process of assessing nutritional status, contributing to the nutritional diagnosis of these patients and to the detection of early muscle depletion.

Mortality risk comparing walking pace to handgrip strength and a healthy lifestyle: A UK Biobank study

2019 ◽  
pp. 204748731988504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Zaccardi ◽  
Paul W Franks ◽  
Frank Dudbridge ◽  
Melanie J Davies ◽  
Kamlesh Khunti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Brisk Walking ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours

Aims Brisk walking and a greater muscle strength have been associated with a longer life; whether these associations are influenced by other lifestyle behaviours, however, is less well known. Methods Information on usual walking pace (self-defined as slow, steady/average, or brisk), dynamometer-assessed handgrip strength, lifestyle behaviours (physical activity, TV viewing, diet, alcohol intake, sleep and smoking) and body mass index was collected at baseline in 450,888 UK Biobank study participants. We estimated 10-year standardised survival for individual and combined lifestyle behaviours and body mass index across levels of walking pace and handgrip strength. Results Over a median follow-up of 7.0 years, 3808 (1.6%) deaths in women and 6783 (3.2%) in men occurred. Brisk walkers had a survival advantage over slow walkers, irrespective of the degree of engagement in other lifestyle behaviours, except for smoking. Estimated 10-year survival was higher in brisk walkers who otherwise engaged in an unhealthy lifestyle compared to slow walkers who engaged in an otherwise healthy lifestyle: 97.1% (95% confidence interval: 96.9–97.3) vs 95.0% (94.6–95.4) in women; 94.8% (94.7–95.0) vs 93.7% (93.3–94.2) in men. Body mass index modified the association between walking pace and survival in men, with the largest survival benefits of brisk walking observed in underweight participants. Compared to walking pace, for handgrip strength there was more overlap in 10-year survival across lifestyle behaviours. Conclusion Except for smoking, brisk walkers with an otherwise unhealthy lifestyle have a lower mortality risk than slow walkers with an otherwise healthy lifestyle.

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