Open AccessA Study on the Correlation Between the Body Mass Index (BMI), the Body Fat Percentage, the Handgrip Strength and the Handgrip Endurance in Underweight, Normal Weight and Overweight Adolescents
Author(s) -
Umesh Pralhadrao Lad,
P. Satyanarayana,
Shital Shisode-Lad,
Ch Chaitanya Siri,
N Ratna Kumari
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/5026.2668
Subject(s) - underweight , overweight , medicine , bioelectrical impedance analysis , physical therapy , body mass index , grip strength , hand strength , analysis of variance
The handgrip strength and endurance have evolved as an important tool for the assessment of the nutritional status and as a marker of the muscle quality. In underweight as well as overweight individuals, there is the possibility of a change in the muscle quality. So, we undertook this study to find out the correlation between the BMI, the Body Fat percentage and the Hand grip strength and endurance.