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Table 6 Predictors of Hand Grip Strength in the dominant hand (n = 161)

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

Variables

B

r

95% CI

P-value

Age

0.129

0.129

-0.030 to 0.288

0.112

BMI

-0.049

0.005

-0.207 to 0.109

0.540

Maternity  leave

-0.673

-0.117

-2.022 to 0.676

0.326

Preterm deliveries

-0.591

-0.023

-5.342 to 4.160

0.806

Abortuses

-0.582

-0.113

-1.475 to 0.310

0.199

Trimester

-0.529

-0.055

-1.692 to 0.572

0.344

SBP

0.069

0.162

-0.030 to 0.169

0.170

DBP

-0.021

0.053

-0.129 to 0.087

0.702

IADSBP

0.070

0.088

0.072 to 0.212

0.330

IADDBP

-0.045

0.040

-0.268 to 0.177

0.687

Heart rate

-0.047

-0.070

-0.110 to 0.016

0.146

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, SBP Systolic Blood pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, IADSBP Inter Arm Difference in Systolic Blood Pressure, IADDBP Inter Arm Difference in Diastolic Blood Pressure
  2. *Significant at p ≤ 0.05