Asociación de fuerza prensil con niveles de obesidad en mujeres jóvenes universitarias.

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between prehensile strength with obesity levels in university students by evaluating prehensile strength by dynamometry and the use of Bioimpedance to calculate the degree of obesity and observe how this relationship affects the health condition. The population under study of this work were young female students from the physiotherapy program of the University of Pamplona, Cúcuta headquarters, belonging to clinical practices level III, IV or CAP, to carry out the analysis, the sample selection was 20 participants and this was done for convenience. Among all the participants, the mean age (24.0 years), prehensile strength (24.3 KgF), BMI (25.0) and percentage of fat (31.6%) were found; the variables prehensile strength and BMI were correlated, as well as prehensile strength and fat percentage, which showed that the low prehensile strength in the dominant hand appeared more frequently in the participants with high levels of adiposity; but caution must be exercised with these results, since it cannot be concluded with certainty because the sample size is very small. However, it can be estimated that the nutritional status above the normal parameters of the subjects negatively affects the development of prehensile strength and that probably if the number of individuals is increased the association would be stronger making this method of assessment Useful and effective in providing a diagnosis for the health condition.