Table 4: Correlation between dominant, non-dominant hand grip strength and upper limb anthropometric characteristics of participants (n = 150).

Variable

 

HGS-D

HGS-ND

ra

p-value

ra

p-value

RArG

0.128

0.118

0.105

0.200

RFaG

0.442

0.001**

0.411

0.001**

RHLg

0.498

0.001**

0.500

0.001**

RHSp

0.465

0.001**

0.479

0.001**

RPLg

0.427

0.001**

0.447

0.001**

RWrC

0.437

0.001**

0.395

0.001**

LArG

0.157

0.054

0.116

0.156

LFaG

0.427

0.001**

0.417

0.001**

LHLg

0.500

0.001**

0.509

0.001**

LHSp

0.427

0.001**

0.451

0.001**

LPLg

0.403

0.013*

0.420

0.001**

LWrC

0.399

0.001**

0.357

0.001**

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001

RArG: Right arm girth; RFaG: Right forearm girth; RHLg: Right hand length; RHSp: Right hand span; RPLg: Right palm length; RWrC: Right wrist circumference; LArG: Left arm girth; LFaG: Left forearm girth; LHLg: Left hand length; LHSp: Left hand span; LPLg: Left palm length; LWrC: Left wrist circumference; HFS: Hand functional status; HGSD: dominant hand grip strength; HGSND: non-dominant hand grip strength; aPearson’s product-moment correlation.