Influence of age and gender on knee and hip isometric strength of recreational physically active young and middle-aged subjects
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Muscle Strength Dynamometer, Torque, Lower Extremity, Sex Distribution, Age GroupsAbstract
Muscle strength is an essential part of the
functional assessment of health professionals to select
and analyze the effects of clinical interventions. This study
aimed to determine the influence of gender and age on
isometric strength of hip and knee muscle groups. A total
of 127 subjects (50.4% men), aged from 20 to 49 years
(stratified into three groups: 20–29 years; 30–39 years;
and 40–49 years) participated in this study. A hand-held
dynamometer was used to measure isometric normalized
torque of the hip abductors, hip external rotators,
knee extensors, and knee flexors muscles. Regressions
and a two-way analysis of variance were used to identify
the influence of age and gender on torque of each muscle
group. Age and gender were included in the regression model for all groups. Generally, men aged 20–29 and 30–39 were
stronger than age-paired women. For participants aged 40–49,
torque was similar for men and women for all muscle groups.
There was no difference among age groups for women. Generally,
young men were stronger than older men. The association
between age and gender in hip and knee strength was proved
and liable of subgroup stratification after measurements with a
hand-held isometric dynamometer
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