Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old
BackgroundThere is an increasing consensus on the relevance of musculoskeletal fitness for health throughout the life cycle, requiring evaluation approaches and description of results capable of characterizing different age groups and body sizes. This study aimed to describe the musculoskeletal fitn...
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| author | Abel S. Correia Vera Zymbal Vera Zymbal Fátima Baptista |
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| description | BackgroundThere is an increasing consensus on the relevance of musculoskeletal fitness for health throughout the life cycle, requiring evaluation approaches and description of results capable of characterizing different age groups and body sizes. This study aimed to describe the musculoskeletal fitness of young Portuguese people aged 10–18 through handgrip strength (HGS) and vertical jump power (VJP) and investigate differences between the sexes.MethodsThe sample included 736 participants (359 girls recruited from schools. HGS (kg) was assessed using a handheld dynamometer, and VJP (W) was assessed using a force platform; both measurements were standardized for body mass.ResultsHigher HGS and VJP were observed in boys than in girls from 13 years old (13 years: p ≤ 0.05; 14–18 years: p ≤ 0.001), with no significant differences before this age. The percentile distributions of HGS and VJP are described for each sex using the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method. The pattern of development of these variables as a function of age is presented.ConclusionsHandgrip strength and vertical jump power show differences between the sexes from 13 years of age and similar trajectories to populations in other countries in the same age group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adf88b4c59f944bca4f08f64c2887bad2024-01-25T04:34:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602024-01-011210.3389/fped.2024.12076091207609Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years oldAbel S. Correia0Vera Zymbal1Vera Zymbal2Fátima Baptista3CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalCIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Escola Superior de Saúde, Setúbal, PortugalCIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalBackgroundThere is an increasing consensus on the relevance of musculoskeletal fitness for health throughout the life cycle, requiring evaluation approaches and description of results capable of characterizing different age groups and body sizes. This study aimed to describe the musculoskeletal fitness of young Portuguese people aged 10–18 through handgrip strength (HGS) and vertical jump power (VJP) and investigate differences between the sexes.MethodsThe sample included 736 participants (359 girls recruited from schools. HGS (kg) was assessed using a handheld dynamometer, and VJP (W) was assessed using a force platform; both measurements were standardized for body mass.ResultsHigher HGS and VJP were observed in boys than in girls from 13 years old (13 years: p ≤ 0.05; 14–18 years: p ≤ 0.001), with no significant differences before this age. The percentile distributions of HGS and VJP are described for each sex using the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method. The pattern of development of these variables as a function of age is presented.ConclusionsHandgrip strength and vertical jump power show differences between the sexes from 13 years of age and similar trajectories to populations in other countries in the same age group.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1207609/fullmusculoskeletal healthhandgrip strengthjump powermechanographyreference standards |
| spellingShingle | Abel S. Correia Vera Zymbal Vera Zymbal Fátima Baptista Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old Frontiers in Pediatrics musculoskeletal health handgrip strength jump power mechanography reference standards |
| title | Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old |
| title_full | Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old |
| title_fullStr | Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old |
| title_full_unstemmed | Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old |
| title_short | Musculoskeletal fitness: relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old |
| title_sort | musculoskeletal fitness relative handgrip strength and vertical jump power from 10 to 18 years old |
| topic | musculoskeletal health handgrip strength jump power mechanography reference standards |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1207609/full |
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