Handgrip strength in 6-12-year-old children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP).
CONCLUSIONS: The results may be used as reference values for handgrip strength in 6-12-year-old children of both sexes. Handgrip strength may not be used as a screening tool for cardiometabolic risk factors in pre-pubertal children.
PMID: 29754575 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fredriksen PM, Mamen A, Hjelle OP, Lindberg M Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research
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