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Published on 3 de marzo de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.02.3023
Handgrip strength values and body composition in Ecuadorian university young adults
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Anthropometric and body composition characteristics of the study sample.
| Weight (kg) | 60.5 ± 12.6 | 76.5 ± 13.0 | 65.9 ± 14.8 | 0.000* |
| Height (m) | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 0.000* |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 72.8 ± 10.5 | 83.8 ± 10.6 | 76.5 ± 11.7 | 0.000* |
| Muscle mass (kg) | 20.5 ± 3.8 | 32.2 ± 4.9 | 24.4 ± 6.9 | 0.000* |
| Fat mass (kg) | 23.2 ± 14.7 | 19.6 ± 8.0 | 22.0 ± 12.9 | 0.001* |
| Fat mass (%) | 35.9 ± 7.3 | 24.9 ± 7.3 | 32.2 ± 9.0 | 0.000* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 ± 4.4 | 26.3 ± 4.0 | 24.9 ± 4.4 | 0.000* |
| BMI classification, n (%) | ||||
| Underweight | 15 (6.4) | 4 (3.4) | 19 (5.4) | 0.000* |
| Normal weight | 138 (59.2) | 41 (35.0) | 179 (51.1) | |
| Overweight grade I | 39 (16.7) | 22 (18.8) | 61 (17.4) | |
| Overweight grade II | 18 (7.7) | 27 (23.1) | 45 (12.9) | |
| Obesity type I | 16 (6.9) | 22 (18.8) | 38 (10.9) | |
| Obesity type II | 5 (2.1) | 1 (0.9) | 6 (1.7) | |
| Obesity type III | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) | |
| Obesity type IV | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Visceral fat | 8.2 ± 2.9 | 7.5 ± 3.4 | 8.0 ± 3.1 | 0.035* |
Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation or number and percentage (%), as appropriate; BMI, body mass index; Statistical significance was determined by the p value (indicated as *p<0.05).
Source: Prepared by the authors of thsi study.