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Table 7 Predictors of Hand Grip Strength in the non-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

0.128

0.152

-0.021 to 0.277

0.091

BMI

0.002

0.078

-0.146 to 0.149

0.983

Maternity leave

-0.662

-0.120

-1.924 to 0.600

0.302

Preterm deliveries

-0.219

-0.040

-4.678 to 4.239

0.923

Abortuses

-0.521

-0.138

-1.357 to 0.315

0.220

Trimester

-0.173

-0.080

-1.741 to 0.316

0.173

SBP

0.109

0.191

0.016 to 0.202

0.023*

DBP

-0.073

0.027

-0.175 to 0.028

0.154

IADSBP

-0.018

- 0.033

-0.151 to 0.115

0.790

IADDBP

-0.134

-0.062

-0.343 to 0.075

0.207

Heart rate

-0.035

-0.029

-0.094 to 0.024

0.248

  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