Correlations of Handgrip Strength and some Anthropometric Variables in Indian Inter-University Female Handball Players.

The purpose of this study was of two-folds, firstly, to evaluate the handgrip strength and some anthropometric characteristics of Indian inter-university female handball players and, secondly, to search the correlations of these physical traits among themselves. To serve this purpose, thirteen anthropometric characteristics, were measured on purposely selected 101 Indian inter-university female handball players aged 18-25 years (mean age 20.13 years, ±1.40) collected from seven Indian universities and the competition was held in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. An adequate number of controls (n = 100, 21.10 years, ± 1.70) were also collected from the same place. The results indicated statistically significant differences (p<.05-.001) in all the variables, except BMI, right upper arm and forearm lengths, right upper extremity length and right upper arm circumference between Indian inter-university female handball players and controls. Dominant right handgrip strength has significantly positive correlations (p≤ .01) with all the variables, except left hand width and right upper extremity length. Height and weight have significantly positive correlations (p≤ .01) with all the variables, except right upper extremity length and right upper arm circumference. For rest of the anthropometric variables, it was observed that almost all the variables were correlated to each other significantly (p≤ .05 - .01) with positive correlations, except right upper extremity length and right upper arm circumference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]