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Titre : | Normative data for hand grip strength in healthy children measured with a bulb dynamometer: a cross-sectional study (2014) |
Auteurs : | Mariana Angelica de Souza ; Cyntia Rogean de Jesus Alves de Baptista ; Michele Mataruco Baranauskas Benedicto |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Physiotherapy (2014/4, 2014) |
Article en page(s) : | pp. 313-318 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Adolescent ; Enfant (6-12 ans) |
Mots-clés: | Child ; Muscle Strength Dynamometer ; Dynamomètre pour la mesure de la force musculaire |
Résumé : |
Objective To present the normative hand grip strength values measured with a bulb dynamometer for children, by gender and age, and to correlate the findings with weight, height, body composition and handedness. Design Cross-sectional study. Participants Data from 295 healthy children of both genders aged 6 to 13 years were analysed. Methods Weight, height, body composition (Biodynamics model 450 bioimpedance analyser), handedness (Edinburgh scale) and grip strength measured with a bulb dynamometer (North Coast) were obtained. Results Grip strength of both hands increased with age in the two genders. Grip strength was similar in boys and girls between 6 and 13 years of age. The dominant hand was stronger than the non-dominant hand [mean (standard deviation) 7.0 (2.3) psi vs 6.5 (2.1) psi], with a mean difference of 0.52 psi (95% confidence interval of the difference 0.46 to 0.58). Grip strength was positively correlated with fat-free mass and height (r ≥ 0.75). Conclusion This study provides normative values for hand grip strength measured with a bulb dynamometer in children aged 6 to 13 years. This dynamometer provides a simple method to measure grip strength, and the results of this study provide further evidence of its performance in the measurement of grip strength. |
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En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031940614000030 |