Normative values for handgrip strength in Colombian children and adolescents from 6 to 17 years of age: estimation using quantile regression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study is twofold: i) to estimate the normative values for handgrip strength and relative handgrip strength, specific to sex and age, for Colombian children and adolescents from 6 to 17 years of age using quantile regression models and ii) to compare the normative values for handgrip strength and relative handgrip strength in Colombian children and adolescents with those in children and adolescents in different countries.

Method

This was a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 2647 youngsters. Handgrip strength was evaluated with a TKK 5101 digital dynamometer (Takei Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan). The relative handgrip strength was estimated according to weight in kilograms. The normative values were estimated to handgrip st

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Torres J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617281 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature