Descriptive Study Of Hand Grip Strength Of Undergraduate Students In Kuvempu University

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to describe the level of Hand grip strength among men and women of undergraduate students who are not regularly involved in physical exercises. Out of 454 students, 256 were females, and 198 were males. The age of the students was between 19-23 years (21.01 ± 0.71). A minimum sample size of 454 was achieved through the use of an innovative research survey system. Dynamometer was used to assess the hand grip strength. Standard descriptive statistics were obtained. Uncorrelated t-test was used to identify the difference between males and females. The results of this test indicated that there was a significant difference observed between the males and females.