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Table 2 Differences in grip strength across trimesters (n = 161)

From: Determination of hand grip strength and its correlates during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Trimester

  
 

First

(n = 19)

Second

(n = 50)

Third

(n = 92)

  
 

Mean ± SD

F

P-value

Dominant hand

21.53 ± 5.16

20.22 ± 4.24

20.37 ± 4.70

0.596

0.552

Non-dominant hand

19.77 ± 3.58

17.21 ± 3.87

17.84 ± 4.73

2.383

0.096

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