Journal article
Treadmill walking effects on grip strength in young men with Down syndrome
Research in developmental disabilities, Vol.35(2), pp.288-293
02/01/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.10.032
PMID: 24317185
Abstract
•We examined the relationship between grip strength and anthropometric factors and the benefit of a single bout of exercise on grip strength in young men with Down syndrome.•Greater grip strength was related to higher age, weight, body mass index and waist circumference.•Grip strength was improved after a single bout of exercise intervention but decreased after the control condition.
This study was aimed at investigating the relation between grip strength and anthropometric factors and the impact of an aerobic exercise on grip strength in young men with Down syndrome (DS). This study was a pre-post design. Twelve males with DS were assigned to an exercise group, who walked using an incremental protocol on a treadmill for 20min at aerobic levels. Eight additional persons with DS were assigned to an attentional control group, who watched a video. Measure of grip strength was tested pre- and post-interventions. The results showed positively significant relationship among grip strength and age (r=.74, p<.01), weight (r=.52, p=.02), body mass index (r=.61, p=.01) and waist circumference (r=.54, p=.02). In addition, Grip strength was slightly improved after exercise (p=.03) but decreased after control condition. The results showed that anthropometric factors, such as age, weight, body mass index and waist circumference, were positively correlated with grip strength in young men with DS. Further, improvement in grip strength can be found even after a single exercise session. This finding emphasizes the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle in persons with DS for performing activities of daily living.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Treadmill walking effects on grip strength in young men with Down syndrome
- Creators
- C.-C. (J.J.) Chen - Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United StatesD.R.S. Ringenbach - Arizona State UniversityM. Snow - Arizona State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research in developmental disabilities, Vol.35(2), pp.288-293
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.10.032
- PMID
- 24317185
- ISSN
- 0891-4222
- eISSN
- 1873-3379
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Health and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984772258002771
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