Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: November | Volume: 12 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 33-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20221106
Correlation of BMI with Hand Grip and Pinch Grip Strength in Children of 6-12 Years
Mansi Milanbhai Kotecha1, Mansee Desai2
1Second-Year MPT Student. JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad.
2Lecturer and PG Guide, College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad.
Corresponding Author: Mansi Milanbhai Kotecha
ABSTRACT
Background And Objective: Many activities of daily living involve the use of the hands with various hand grips for doing tasks. The nutritional status can influence the muscle quality and so, the muscle strength. The association between the muscle strength and underweight and the muscle strength and overweight/obesity were studied separately by many researchers, but very few studies have investigated the longitudinal assessment of the BMI with the muscle strength in various BMI ranges in children. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to determine whether BMI is associated with hand grip and pinch grip strength in typically developing children of 6-12 years of age. The objective of the study was to analyse the correlation between BMI with hand grip strength and pinch grip strength.
Method: Total 330 typically developing school-going children from 6-12 years were taken. BMI percentile was measured according to their age, height, and weight. Hand grip strength and Pinch grip strength were measured.
Result: Spearman correlation test was used to analyse the data. A significant and weak positive correlation was found between BMI percentile and Hand grip strength(p<0.05). A significant and very weak positive result was found between BMI percentile and Pinch Grip strength.
Conclusion: The study leads to the conclusion that There is weak positive correlation between BMI percentile and HGS. There is very weak positive correlation between BMI percentile and PGS There is strong correlation between HGS and PGS.
Key words: BMI, Hand grip strength, Pinch grip strength, school-age children.