Dr. Hassan Mohammad
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
A CORRELATION BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND HANDGRIP STRENGTH AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS AT NORTHERN BORDER UNIVERSITY
Author(s): Mohamed M Abd El Mawgod*, Dr. Hassan Mohammad, Dr.Saud Saleh Alanazi, Dr. Nawaf Salem Alanazi, Dr. Raghad Abdulaziz Alanazi and Dr. Rahaf Saad Alanazi
Objective: To study the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and hand grip strength (HGS) among undergraduate medical students.at Northern Border University. Saudi Arabia. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was utilized, a handheld dynamometer was used to measure the dominant hand's HGS, and body mass index (BMI) was determined: BMI =Weight in kilograms/(Height in meters)2. Pearson's correlation test was used to perform the correlation analysis, and student t-test and ANOVA were used for the association of the quantitative variable. Results: A total of 198 medical students of both sexes (98 males, 99 females) were included, their mean age 21.9±1.8. Among the male group, HGS and BMI have a very weak positive correlation (P-value >0.05), whereas among the females there is a very slig.. Read More»