TY - JOUR
T1 - Reference Values of Absolute and Relative Handgrip Strength in Chilean Schoolchildren with Intellectual Disabilities
AU - Farías-Valenzuela, Claudio
AU - Ferrero-Hernández, Paloma
AU - Ferrari, Gerson
AU - Espoz-Lazo, Sebastián
AU - Castillo-Paredes, Antonio
AU - Álvarez-Arangua, Sebastián
AU - Valdivia-Moral, Pedro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Handgrip strength is a simple measure of general muscle strength and is related to functionality in people with intellectual disabilities. The objective of this research was to describe the normative values of absolute and relative handgrip strength in children, adolescents and adults according to sex. The sample was made up of 264 schoolchildren (n = 168 men) belonging to five special education schools in Santiago of Chile. The results show higher levels of absolute handgrip strength in males compared to females. The maximum peak of the absolute manual handgrip is reached in females in adolescence with a decrease in adulthood. Relative handgrip strength levels are similar in boys and girls. In females, the relative handgrip strength is similar in childhood and adolescence. Relative handgrip strength declines in both sexes from adolescence to adulthood. The reference values of this study can be used by professionals in the areas of health and education as a guide for interpretation, monitoring and follow-up of Chilean schooled people with intellectual disabilities.
AB - Handgrip strength is a simple measure of general muscle strength and is related to functionality in people with intellectual disabilities. The objective of this research was to describe the normative values of absolute and relative handgrip strength in children, adolescents and adults according to sex. The sample was made up of 264 schoolchildren (n = 168 men) belonging to five special education schools in Santiago of Chile. The results show higher levels of absolute handgrip strength in males compared to females. The maximum peak of the absolute manual handgrip is reached in females in adolescence with a decrease in adulthood. Relative handgrip strength levels are similar in boys and girls. In females, the relative handgrip strength is similar in childhood and adolescence. Relative handgrip strength declines in both sexes from adolescence to adulthood. The reference values of this study can be used by professionals in the areas of health and education as a guide for interpretation, monitoring and follow-up of Chilean schooled people with intellectual disabilities.
KW - absolute strength
KW - handgrip strength
KW - intellectual disability
KW - reference values
KW - relative strength
KW - schoolchildren
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144698414&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/children9121912
DO - 10.3390/children9121912
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85144698414
SN - 2227-9067
VL - 9
JO - Children
JF - Children
IS - 12
M1 - 1912
ER -