Research Article
Anthropometric and Body Circumference Determinants for Hand Grip Strength: A Population-Based Mon-Timeline Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population.
| | Findings | Men (n = 364) | Women (n = 716) | P value |
| | Age (years) | 40.9 ± 14.7 | 41.4 ± 13.7 | 0.605 | | <40 years, % (n) | 44.7 (163) | 43.6 (312) | 0.392 | | >40 years, % (n) | 55.2 (201) | 56.4 (404) | | | Education: Low level, % (n) | 41.2 (150) | 46.9 (336) | 0.056 | | Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 125.8 ± 16.2 | 123.8 ± 17.4 | 0.281 | | Body weight (kg) | 73.8 ± 15.0 | 66.9 ± 14.1 | <0.0001 | | Body height (cm) | 167.9 ± 7.9 | 156.5 ± 6.3 | <0.0001 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.1 ± 5.0 | 27.2 ± 5.5 | 0.002 | | Neck circumference (cm) | 37.4 ± 3.7 | 33.5 ± 2.8 | <0.0001 | | Chest circumference (cm) | 95.2 ± 10.6 | 95.9 ± 11.4 | 0.346 | | Upper arm circumference (cm) | 29.2 ± 3.8 | 29.0 ± 4.2 | 0.497 | | Lower arm circumference (cm) | 26.0 ± 2.5 | 24.2 ± 2.4 | <0.0001 | | Thigh circumference (cm) | 50.6 ± 6.3 | 53.9 ± 7.0 | <0.0001 | | Calf circumference (cm) | 35.4 ± 3.3 | 35.3 ± 3.9 | 0.633 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 90.0 ± 14.7 | 88.2 ± 14.7 | 0.055 | | Hip circumference (cm) | 97.4 ± 9.1 | 99.7 ± 10.1 | <0.0001 |
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Notes. BP, blood pressure. Student’s t-test and Pearson’s chi-square test were used. Significant differences are indicated by bolded values (<0.05). |
