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Effects of Anthropometric Factors on Grip Strength and Work Capacity

Corresponding Author : S. M. Uddin (misbah-ipe@sust.edu)

Authors : S. M. (misbah-ipe@sust.edu)

Keywords : Anthropometry, Grip Strength, Work Capacity, Standing Broad Jump, Regression

Abstract :

This present study is planned to explore the effects of some anthropometric factors (age, height, weight, hand length, handbreadth, elbow to wrist length, BMD, BMI, and BF%) on grip strength, and to investigate how anthropometric variables, grip strength are related to work capacity. Sixty subjects (30 male & 30 female) were recruited to be volunteers for this study. Grip strength of dominant hand was obtained by using Digital Pinch/Grip Analyser. Standing Broad Jump (SBJ) method was used for work capacity measurement. Males attained about 44% higher than females in case of grip strength and about 34% more in case of work capacity. Highly significant effects (p < 0>t = 3.946) and BMI (t = -3.529) on grip strength have been observed. It has also been observed that height (t = 2.427) and hand length (t = 1.997) have statistically significant influence (p p < 0>r = 0.844), grip strength (r = 0.788), hand length (r = 0.695), BMD (r = 0.677), BMI (r = 0.598), height (0.580) and elbow to wrist length (r = 0.580), and statistically significant negative correlation (p < 0>r = -0.233) and BF% (r = - 0.267). It may be concluded that grip strength has a strong association with height, weight, hand length, and BMI whereas work capacity has a positive correlation with the all anthropometric traits except age and BF%. Among the variables; age, height, weight, BMI, and BMD have more influence in the determination of work capacity.

Published on August 4th, 2019 in Volume 1 Issue 1, Mechanical, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering