RETRACTED ARTICLE: The Relations Between Blood Pressure and Handgrip Strength in Children

Background. Studies, previously completed, announce that the handgrip strength as a measurement for assessing muscle fitness is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Yet, the relation of handgrip strength to the blood pressure in children is inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted the present r...

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Published in:Teorìâ ta metodika fìzičnogo vihovannâ 2023-04, Vol.23 (2), p.207-213
Main Authors: Ahmeti, Gentiana Beqa, Morina, Besnik, Georgiev, Georgi, Gontarev, Seryozha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
blood pressure
body mass index
children
hypertension
muscle strength
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Summary:Background. Studies, previously completed, announce that the handgrip strength as a measurement for assessing muscle fitness is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Yet, the relation of handgrip strength to the blood pressure in children is inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted the present research aiming to establish the relation of the handgrip strength to the blood pressure in Macedonian children from the Skopje region. Materials and methods.  The research was conducted on a sample of 1076 children (534 boys and 542 girls), whereby the following characteristics were measured: blood pressure, handgrip strength, weight, height, body fat percentage, waist circumference and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. General linear models were used to examine the association between handgrip strength and the outcome variables. Results. After the adjustment of age, gender, BMI, body fat percentage and waist circumference, the handgrip strength was statistically significantly positively associated to both systolic (P
ISSN:1993-7989
1993-7997
DOI:10.17309/tmfv.2023.2.08