SAĞLIKLI GENÇ BİREYLERDE ELİN ANTROPOMETRİK KARAKTERİSTİKLERİ İLE KAVRAMA KUVVETİ VE EL BECERİSİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Year 2023, Volume: 30 Issue: 3, 552 - 560, 23.09.2023

Tuba İnce Parpucu , Tahir Keskin , Ayla Günal , Ferdi Başkurt , Zeliha Başkurt

https://doi.org/10.17343/sdutfd.1348704

Abstract

Amaç
Antropometri ve kavrama kuvveti ilişkisi farklı etnik popülasyonlar
arasında saptanmış olsa da çok az sayıdaki
çalışmada bunların performans üzerindeki etkisi
ele alınmıştır. Bu çalışma, el antropometrisinin genç
yetişkinler arasında kavrama kuvveti ve el becerisi ile
ilişkili olduğu hipotezini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapıldı.
Gereç ve Yöntem
Çalışmaya, 18-25 yaş aralığında 197 sağlıklı öğrenci
alındı. Katılımcıların yaş, boy, vücut ağırlığı, cinsiyet
gibi bilgileri içeren sosyo-demografik bilgileri kaydedildi.
El antropometrik ölçümü olarak; el uzunlukları, el
genişlikleri, el spam uzunlukları, parmak uzunlukları
ve avuç içi uzunlukları mezura ile ölçüldü. El kavrama
kuvveti el kavrama dinamometresiyle, el beceri değerlendirmesi
ise Dokuz Delikli Peg Testiyle (DDPT) değerlendirildi.
Bulgular
Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre tüm antropometrik
ölçümlerin ve kavrama kuvveti değerlerinin ve her iki
üst ekstremiteye ait DDPT Testi takma skorlarının erkeklerde
kadınlardan anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu
tespit edildi (p<0,05). Tüm antropometrik ölçümlerin
sol dominant olan kişilerde anlamlı düzeyde yüksek
olduğu belirlendi (p<0,05). Her iki üst ekstremite için
parmak uzunlukları dışındaki diğer tüm antropometrik
ölçümlerin ve kavrama kuvvetinin kilolu bireylerde normal
vücut ağırlıklı bireylere göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek
olduğu gözlemlendi (p<0,05). Tüm antropometrik
ölçümlerin birbiri ile ve kavrama kuvveti ile pozitif yönde
güçlü (r= 0,50 – 0,74) korelasyon gösterdiği tespit
edildi (p<0,001). Ayrıca sağ üst ekstremite DDPT
skorlarının antropometrik ölçüm değerleri ve kavrama
kuvveti ile pozitif yönde orta düzeyde (r= 0,25 – 0,49)
korelasyon gösterdiği belirlendi (p<0,001).
Sonuç
Çalışmamızda, el antropometrik karakteristikleri ile el
kavrama kuvvetinin ve el becerisinin ilişkili olduğu hipotezi
doğrulanmıştır.

Keywords

El Antropometri, Kavrama Kuvveti, El Becerisi

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HAND AND GRIP STRENGTH AND DEXTERITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

Objective
Although the relationship between anthropometry and
grip strength has been determined between different
ethnic populations, few studies have addressed their
impact on performance. This study was conducted
to evaluate the hypothesis that hand anthropometry
is associated with grip strength and dexterity among
young adults.
Material and Method
197 healthy students between the ages of 18-25 included
in the study. The socio-demographic information
of the participants, including age, height, body weight,
and gender, was recorded. As a hand anthropometric
measurement, hand length, hand width, hand spam
length, finger length, and palm length were measured
with a tape measure. Handgrip strength was evaluated
with a handgrip dynamometer, and dexterity was
evaluated with the Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT).
Results
According to the results of our study, it was determined
that all anthropometric measurements and grip
strength values and the NHPT insertion scores of
both upper extremities were significantly higher in
men than in women (p<0.05). All anthropometric measurements
were found to be significantly higher in
left-dominant subjects (p<0.05). It was observed that
all anthropometric measurements and grip strength
for both upper extremities, except finger lengths, were
significantly higher in overweight individuals than in
normal individuals (p<0.05). It was determined that all
anthropometric measurements showed a strong positive
(r=0.50–0.74) correlation with each other and with
grip strength (p<0.001). In addition, it was determined
that the NHPT scores of the right upper extremity
showed a moderate positive (r= 0.25 – 0.49) correlation
with the anthropometric measurement values and
grip strength (p<0.001).
Conclusion
In our study, the hypothesis that hand anthropometric
characteristics are related to hand grip strength and
dexterity has been confirmed.

Keywords

Hand Anthropometri, Grip Strength, Dexterity

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