Muscular strength at 5 years of children with a birthweight under 1500g |
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Authors: | G. W. FORD W. H. Kitchen L. W. DOYLE |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, and Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
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Abstract: | Abstract The hand-grip strength was measured as part of the 5-year neurodevelopmental assessment of 24 very low birthweight (VLBW) and 18 normal birthweight (NBW) children. Hand-grip strength was significantly lower in the VLBW children for left and right hands tested individually and for both hands used concurrently. Increasing hand-grip strength was significantly related to 5-year weight percentiles and to being in the NBW group. More of the VLBW children weighed less than the 10th percentile. After adjusting for the 5-year weight percentile, the hand-grip strength of VLBW children was still significantly lower than that for NBW children. This is another aspect of development in which VLBW children are disadvantaged. |
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Keywords: | dynamometer hand-grip strength muscle strength |
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