Evaluation Of The Correlation Between Hand Anthropometry And Grip Strength in Sedentary Undergraduate Students

Sedentary are people with mild activity in their daily routines so there are differences to whole anthropometry among male and female subjects. Generally people with big body have a great strength and grip strength is one of indicators to measure the strength. Therefore, the aim of the research was to investigate the correlation between hand anthropometry and grip strength and predicted the grip strength based on hand anthropometry by using linear regression formula method in Sedentary Undergraduate Students. Grip strength was measured with Smedley Hand Dynamometer and Hand Anthropometry Variables were measured with modified anthropometer, large anthropometer-Lafayette, anthropometry chair, finger goniometer, and body tape. The measurement of hand anthropometry was conducted in 94 sedentary college students from Industrial Engineering Department in Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia aged 18-21 years old. As the results, hand anthropometry had positive significant correlation to grip strength for both male and female subjects. The higher the value, of measurement of hand anthropometry, then the higher the value of grip strength and conversely. Based on the results, the best model regression formula in male was regression equation of Grip Strength to (Forefinger Width and Forefinger thick) and female was regression equation of Grip Strength to (Arm Rotation and Palm Rotation). So the conclusion of the study is hand anthropometry had significant correlation to grip strength in Sedentary Undergraduate Students and the college students can increase their grip strength by doing sports and workout.