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Handgrip strength in 6-12-year-old children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)

Per Morten Fredriksen1, Asgeir Mamen1, Ole Petter Hjelle1

  • 11 Department of Health Sciences, Kristiania University College, Norway.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
|May 15, 2018
PubMed

Insights

This study established handgrip strength reference values for children aged 6-12 years. However, handgrip strength is not a suitable predictor for cardiometabolic risk factors in pre-pubertal children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • Human Physiology

Background:

  • Establishing normative data for physical development in children is crucial for health monitoring.
  • Understanding the relationship between physical metrics and cardiovascular health in early life is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the natural development of handgrip strength in primary school children.
  • To create reference material for handgrip strength in children aged 6-12 years.
  • To investigate the association between handgrip strength and cardiovascular risk factors.

Main Methods:

  • Collected anthropometric data, handgrip strength, endurance, blood pressure, and cholesterol from 2272 children.
  • Utilized Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis to assess handgrip strength as a predictor for cardiometabolic risk factors.

Main Results:

  • Presented reference material for handgrip strength in boys and girls aged 6-12 years.
  • Found handgrip strength to be unsuitable as a predictor for cardiometabolic risk factors in children.

Conclusions:

  • The generated reference values can be used for handgrip strength assessment in children aged 6-12 years.
  • Handgrip strength is not recommended as a screening tool for cardiometabolic risk factors in pre-pubertal children.
Abstract

Keywords:
Handgrip strengthchildrenreference material

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