Correlation between handgrip strength and anthropometric parameters in children and adolescents training handball_ The correlation coefficients are significant at p <_05000
| Analysed variables | boys | girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s R | p | Spearman’s R | p | |
| MMSH [N] & MLPH [mm] | 0.65 | 0.00001 | 0.54 | 0.000 |
| MMSH [N] & Age | 0.76 | 0.00000 | 0.75 | 0.000 |
| MMSH [N] & Age [years] | 0.76 | 0.00000 | 0.74 | 0.000 |
| MMSH [N] & Body mass [kg] | 0.74 | 0.00000 | 0.83 | 0.000 |
| MMSH [N] & Body height [m] | 0.79 | 0.00000 | 0.79 | 0.000 |
| MMSH [N] & BMI [kg/m2] | 0.35 | 0.03487 | 0.73 | 0.000 |
| MMSH [N] & Experience [years] | 0.30 | 0.07564 | 0.74 | 0.000 |
Differences in anthropometric parameters, experience [years], BMI [kg/m2], body height [m], body mass [kg], handgrip strength [N] and the length of the proximal phalanx of the middle finger [mm] in children and adolescents training handball
| Analysed variables | Sum of ranks boys (12 years) | Sum of ranks girls (12 years) | U | Z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMSH [N] | 91.00 | 99.00 | 21.00 | 1.73 | 0.083 |
| MLPH [mm] | 83.00 | 107.00 | 29.00 | 1.06 | 0.291 |
| Body mass [kg] | 93.50 | 96.50 | 18.50 | 1.94 | 0.052 |
| Body height [m] | 94.00 | 96.00 | 18.00 | 1.99 | 0.047 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 88.50 | 101.50 | 23.50 | 1.52 | 0.128 |
| Experience [years] | 63.50 | 126.50 | 35.50 | -0.51 | 0.612 |
| Analysed variables | Sum of ranks boys (13 years) | Sum of ranks girls (13 years) | U | Z | P |
| MMSH [N] | 119.00 | 71.00 | 5.00 | 3.18 | 0.001 |
| MLPH [mm] | 94.00 | 96.00 | 30.00 | 1.11 | 0.265 |
| Body mass [kg] | 112.50 | 77.50 | 11.50 | 2.64 | 0.008 |
| Body height [m] | 95.50 | 94.50 | 28.50 | 1.24 | 0.216 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 109.00 | 81.00 | 15.00 | 2.35 | 0.019 |
| Experience [years] | 61.00 | 129.00 | 25.00 | -1.53 | 0.127 |
| Analysed variables | Sum of ranks boys (14 years) | Sum of ranks girls (14 years) | U | Z | P |
| MMSH [N] | 185.00 | 68.00 | 2.00 | 3.81 | 0.0001 |
| MLPH [mm] | 173.50 | 79.50 | 13.50 | 3.05 | 0.0023 |
| Body mass [kg] | 163.50 | 89.50 | 23.50 | 2.40 | 0.0165 |
| Body height [m] | 159.00 | 94.00 | 28.00 | 2.10 | 0.0356 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 143.00 | 110.00 | 44.00 | 1.05 | 0.2934 |
| Experience [years] | 104.50 | 148.50 | 38.50 | -1.41 | 0.1580 |
| Analysed variables | Sum of ranks boys (15 years) | Sum of ranks girls (15 years) | U | Z | p |
| MMSH [N] | 37.50 | 7.50 | 1.50 | 1.81 | 0.07 |
| MLPH [mm] | 39.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 2.19 | 0.03 |
| Body mass [kg] | 31.50 | 13.50 | 7.50 | 0.26 | 0.80 |
| Body height [m] | 37.00 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 1.68 | 0.09 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 28.00 | 17.00 | 7.00 | -0.39 | 0.70 |
| Experience [years] | 21.00 | 24.00 | 0.00 | -2.19 | 0.03 |
Characteristics of the examined boys and girls
| BOYS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE [days] | BM [kg] | BH [m] | BMI [kg/m2] | EXPERIENCE [years] | |
| x mean | 5010 | 70.5 | 1.7 | 21.8 | 1.5 |
| SD | 439 | 13 | 0.1 | 23.8 | 2 |
| min | 4226 | 38 | 1.50 | 3.1 | 5 |
| max | 5642 | 103 | 1.88 | 15.8 | 0.5 |
| GIRLS | |||||
| AGE [days] | BM [kg] | BH [m] | BMI [kg/m2] | EXPERIENCE [years] | |
| x mean | 4414 | 46 | 1.6 | 18 | 3 |
| SD | 782 | 13 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 |
| min | 3067 | 25 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 1 |
| max | 5787 | 82 | 1.8 | 32.8 | 6 |
Correlation between handgrip strength and anthropometric parameters of children and adolescents training handball_ The correlation coefficients are significant at p <_05000
| Analysed variables | boys | girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s R | p | Spearman’s R | p | |
| MLPH [mm] & Age | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.326 | 0.010 |
| MLPH [mm] & Age [years] | 0.39 | 0.02 | 0.337 | 0.007 |
| MLPH [mm] & Body mass [kg] | 0.64 | 0.000 | 0.630 | 0.000 |
| MLPH [mm] & Body height [m] | 0.68 | 0.000 | 0.597 | 0.000 |
| MLPH [mm] & BMI [kg/m2] | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.507 | 0.000 |
| MLPH [mm] & Experience [years] | -0.00 | 0.99 | 0.312 | 0.014 |