Carlos Salavera, Eva Urbón, Pablo Usán, Vitor Franco, Adrián Paterna, José M Aguilar
Psychological wellbeing in teachers. Study in teachers of early childhood and primary education
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hand grip strength hgs basic noninvasive measure musculoskeletal function found risk marker cardiovascular diseases respiratory diseases diabetes metabolic syndrome cancer considering importance paucity studies among industrial workers aim study association anthropometric adiposity indices hgs industrial workers study descriptive crosssectional study anthropometric measurements hgs 198 male industrial workers 21 60 years age employed metal manufacturing industries chennai tamil nadu india assessed descriptive inferential statistics done using r statistical software mean age male industrial workers 3951 1220 years majority workers found obese 64 mean body fat percentage 2769 513 mean hgs workers dominant hand found 3580 893 kg nondominant hand 350 867 kg compared normative values hgs indians results revealed significantly higher hgs dominant nondominant hands workers age group 2130 years 5160 years multiple linear regression analysis revealed body weight se 027 005 p 0000 body fat se 052 014 p 0000 whr se 2881 119 p 0017 independently predicted hgs dominant hand nondominant hand body weight se 026 005 p 0000 body fat se 060 013 p 0000 independently predicted hgs body fat body weight waisttohip ratio whr found significant influence hgs industrial workers strategies aimed reduce overall body fat abdominal obesity may prove beneficial improving hgs nutritional status thereby reducing risk noncommunicable diseases