Doymaz Fadime, Cavlak Ugur
Turkish Red Crescent Society, Denizli Medical Center Physical Therapy Department, Turkey.
Adv Ther. 2007 Nov-Dec;24(6):1192-201. doi: 10.1007/BF02877765.
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between thigh skinfold measurement, hand grip strength, and trunk muscle endurance and compare this relationship in men and women. The current study included 200 healthy subjects (111 women and 89 men), with a mean age of 31.58+/-13.78 y. Trunk muscle endurance was evaluated with the use of curl-up, horizontal side bridge, and static back endurance tests. Significant differences were found between women and men in performance of the curl-up and horizontal side bridge tests (P<.05); however, no significant difference was found between the sexes in the static back endurance test scores (P>or=.05). The investigators discerned a significant negative correlation between thigh skinfold measurements and all trunk muscle endurance tests in female patients (curl-up, r=-.501; horizontal side bridge, r=-.454; static back, r=-.479; P<.05). A rather weak correlation was found in male patients (curl-up, r=-.348; horizontal side bridge, r=-.182; static back, r=-.330; P<.05). On the other hand, no significant correlation was found between hand grip strength and trunk muscle endurance test scores in female patients (P>or=.05), although a significant positive correlation was found in male patients in curl-up and side bridge test results (curl-up, r=.319; horizontal side bridge, r=.307; static back, r=.123; P<.05). The results of this study suggest that women have lower endurance test scores compared with men. The investigators detected the presence of a significant negative correlation between thigh skinfold measurement and trunk muscle endurance tests in both men and women and concluded that there is a positive significant relationship between hand grip strength, curl-up, and horizontal side bridge tests. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the relationship between muscle endurance and physical characteristics as they relate to the sex of the individual.
本研究旨在探讨大腿皮褶测量、握力与躯干肌肉耐力之间的关系，并比较男性和女性之间的这种关系。本研究纳入了200名健康受试者（111名女性和89名男性），平均年龄为31.58±13.78岁。通过仰卧起坐、水平侧桥和静态背部耐力测试来评估躯干肌肉耐力。在仰卧起坐和水平侧桥测试的表现上，女性和男性之间存在显著差异（P<0.05）；然而，在静态背部耐力测试分数上，两性之间未发现显著差异（P≥0.05）。研究者发现，在女性患者中，大腿皮褶测量与所有躯干肌肉耐力测试之间存在显著负相关（仰卧起坐，r = -0.501；水平侧桥，r = -0.454；静态背部，r = -0.479；P<0.05）。在男性患者中发现的相关性较弱（仰卧起坐，r = -0.348；水平侧桥，r = -0.182；静态背部，r = -0.330；P<0.05）。另一方面，在女性患者中，握力与躯干肌肉耐力测试分数之间未发现显著相关性（P≥0.05），尽管在男性患者的仰卧起坐和侧桥测试结果中发现了显著正相关（仰卧起坐，r = 0.319；水平侧桥，r = 0.307；静态背部，r = 0.123；P<0.05）。本研究结果表明，与男性相比，女性的耐力测试分数较低。研究者发现，在男性和女性中，大腿皮褶测量与躯干肌肉耐力测试之间均存在显著负相关，并得出结论，握力、仰卧起坐和水平侧桥测试之间存在显著正相关。需要进一步的研究来评估肌肉耐力与个体性别相关的身体特征之间的关系。
