Ayesha Sadiqa, Hina Pasha, Farida Munawar, Nayab Fatima.
BMI and Hand Grip Force: Boys Win the Lead.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(1):21-3.

Objectives: To gender in young adults via PowerLab and to observe the role of BMI in connection to Hand Grip Force. Methodology: A total of 30 participants involved in the study consisting of 15 boy and 15 girls, ranging between 20 to 23 years of age. All were physically healthy and no one on any medication nor involved in any physical training program. PowerLab along with hand grip transducer as hardware and Lab tutor as software were used to measure Grip force values. For weight and height measurement Adult Weighing Scale was used for each volunteer. Results: We found >350% high value of maximum grip force in boys as compared to girls. Mean hand grip force was 48% raised in boys than girls. Also a 70% increased hand grip force was found in boys just before fatigue. A direct relation existed between BMI and Hand Grip Force in boys. While in girls, we observed, an increase in Mean Grip Force, but a decrease in Maximum Hand Grip Force and Hand Grip Force just before fatigue with increased BMI. Conclusion: Thus boys got higher Hand Grip Force than girls, in terms of maximum, average and just before onset of fatigue values. The BMI showed a direct relation with Hand Grip Force in boys. Although in girls, it was in inverse relation with Hand grip force and grip force just before fatigue; but in direct relation with Mean grip force.

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