Associations Between Hand Anthropometric Measurements and Handgrip Strength in a Group of Administrative Workers in the City of Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract

Handgrip strength is an indicator of the physical capacity and well-being in human beings, which is why it is relevant to characterize it. Objective: The objective of this article was to determine the associations between handgrip strength and anthropometric hand measurements in a group of administrative workers in the city of Bogotá. Materials and methods: e participants included 315 people between 18 and 63 years old who were measured using eight dimensions of the hand and handgrip strength in both hands. Results and discussion: rough linear regression, the anthropometric measures with signicant relationships with grip strength were found to be maximum hand width (MHW), hand thickness (HT), grip diameter (GD), and maximum hand circumference (MHC) for the dominant hand and MHW, HT, and GD for the nondominant hand. Conclusion: Anthropometric measures showed a 52% incidence of dominant hand strength and a 50.6% incidence of nondominant hand strength. In the analysis of the dominant hand, it was found that individuals aged between 25 and 50 years exhibited an increase in strength, and that both men and women have greater grip strength at any age.