Hossain, M.G. and Zyroul, R. and Pereira, B.P. and Kamarul, Tunku (2011) Multiple regression analysis of factors influencing dominant hand grip strength in an adult Malaysian population. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 37 (1). pp. 65-70. ISSN 1753-1934, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193411414639.
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Grip strength is an important measure used to monitor the progression of a condition, and to evaluate outcomes of treatment. We assessed how various physical and social factors predict normal grip strength in an adult Malaysian population of mixed Asian ethnicity (254 men, 246 women). Grip strength was recorded using the Jamar dynamometer. The mean grip strength for the dominant hand was 29.8 kg for men and 17.6 kg for women. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the dominant hand grip strength was positively associated with height and body mass index, and negatively associated with age for both sexes. Dominant hand grip strength was related to work status for men (p < 0.05) but not for women. However, there was no difference in grip strength among ethnic groups.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | National Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence for Research and Learning (NOCERAL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaya, Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | handgrip; anthropometric measures; orthopaedics; hand surgery; Malaysian population |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RD Surgery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Faizal Hamzah |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2011 01:09 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2019 10:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/1948 |
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