Body fat and prehensile hand strength: age and gender associations in apparently healthy subjects

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muscle strength, hand strength, body fat, public health.

Abstract

Introduction: Body fat percentage is considered an early marker of cardiovascular risk; however, studies relating anthropometric variables to prehensile strength by age and gender are scarce.

Objective: To relate body fat percentage and prehensile hand strength in apparently healthy subjects by age and gender.

Methods: A descriptive correlational study with a quantitative approach was carried out. The non-probabilistic sample consisted of 162 men and 228 women, categorized by gender and age groups. The prehensile strength of the hand was evaluated with the Camry digital dynamometer. Body fat percentage was determined with the Omron® HBF-306 monitor. The statistical package PSPP (Free License) was used with a confidence level of 95 %. Spearman's correlation coefficient and an exploratory factor analysis were applied.

Results: In both genders there was a negative relationship in most age ranges. Males obtained a significant level in the age groups 10 to 19, 40 to 49 and 50 to 59 (p < 0.05). Muscle strength for gender and fat percentage for age were identified as factors.

Conclusion: Body fat percentage is negatively associated with prehensile hand strength in apparently healthy men, according to age. The same trend did not exist in women.

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2021-06-10

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Bustos-Viviescas BJ, Acevedo-Mindiola AA, Lozano-Zapata RE. Body fat and prehensile hand strength: age and gender associations in apparently healthy subjects. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 10 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];42(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/1264

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