Table 3.
Inter-correlation matrix of hand grip strength and some selected anthropometric variables in controls
| Variables | WT | BMI | RHW | LHW | RHL | LHL | RUAL | RFAL | RUEL | RUAC | DHGS | NDLHGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 0.15 | -0.27* | 0.37* | 0.45* | 0.52* | 0.47* | 0.65* | 0.35* | 0.14 | -0.05 | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| WT | 1 | 0.91* | 0.21‡ | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.85* | 0.22* | 0.15 |
| BMI | 1 | 0.05 | -0.02 | -0.16 | -0.20‡ | -0.09 | -0.04 | 0.10 | 0.84* | 0.15 | 0.14 | |
| RHW | 1 | 0.81* | 0.41* | 0.49* | 0.39* | 0.25‡ | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.43* | 0.38* | ||
| LHW | 1 | 0.39* | 0.47* | 0.45* | 0.23‡ | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.31* | 0.21‡ | |||
| RHL | 1 | 0.94* | 0.45* | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.04 | ||||
| LHL | 1 | 0.43* | 0.31* | 0.09 | -0.04 | 0.22‡ | 0.10 | |||||
| RUAL | 1 | 0.25‡ | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.00 | ||||||
| RFAL | 1 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.04 | |||||||
| RUEL | 1 | 0.21‡ | 0.15 | 0.21 | ||||||||
| RUAC | 1 | 0.11 | 0.08 | |||||||||
| DHGS | 1 | 0.81* |
‡
Significant at 0.05 level;
*
Significant at 0.01 level;
HT=Height; WT=Body weight; BMI= Body mass index; RHW= Right hand width; LHW= Left hand width; RHL=Right hand length; LHL= Left hand length; RUAL= Right upper arm length; RFAL= Right forearm length; RUEL= Right upper extremity length; RUAC= Right upper arm circumference; DHGS= Dominant right hand grip; NDLHGS= Non-dominant left hand grip