Affiliation:
1. University of Maine
2. Cleveland State University
3. Orono Public Schools
Abstract
Accurate measures of muscular strength can yield insights about children's growth and development. The purpose of this study was to examine grip strength performances by boys and girls ages 5 to 19 years. A Jamar dynamometer was used to measure grip strength by 736 boys and girls ages 5 to 19 years. Multiple regression equations were applied to analyze the data. Overall, age-sex trends were similar to previous reports as boys and girls increased their performances across age levels. After age 12, boys' mean grip strength increased at a faster rate than girls'. However, participants in the present study performed better in the upper age ranges (13–19 yr.) than did boys and girls tested a generation ago. Potential associations between activity choices and grip strength are discussed.
Subject
Sensory Systems,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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34 articles.
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