Gender differences in hand grip strength of the child athletes by using absolute, ratio and allometric scaling methods.

KARAVELİOĞLU M. B. , HARMANCI H., Caliskan G.

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, vol.28, no.4, pp.1533-1537, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core
  • Page Numbers: pp.1533-1537
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine gender differences in hand grip strength of the child athletes using absolute, ratio and allometric scaling methods. 75 male (age: 10.47 +/- 1.11 years) and 65 female (age: 10.51 +/- 1.13 years) healthy and physical active child athletes aged 8-10 years volunteered to participate in this study. Arm volume measurements of the child athletes were conducted using a water displacement method. Right and left hand grip strength was measured with hand dynamometer.