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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">173</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>RELATIONSHIP OF GRIP AND PINCH STRENGTH TO BODY MASS INDEX AMONG DENTAL PROFESSIONALS-CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Salam</surname><given-names>Fazin Abdul</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Chinnakalai</surname><given-names>Thangadurai</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>29</fpage><lpage>34</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Aim: To determine the relationship of grip and pinch strength to body mass index among dental professionals.&#13;
Methodology: In this cross sectional study total number of 150 dental professionals, aged 22 to 40 years, who fulfilled selection criteria, were recruited through Purposive sampling. Participant__ampersandsignrsquo;s height, weight, body mass index, grip strength, lateral pinch strength, Pad to Pad pinch strength and Tip to Tip pinch strength were then assessed. All measurements were taken by using standardized procedures. The data collected was analyzed by using Pearson__ampersandsignrsquo;s correlation test.&#13;
Results: The inferential statistics had shown that there was a significant positive correlation between body mass index and grip strength with correlation coefficient (r) value of 0.233 (p = 0.004), body mass index and lateral pinch strength with of r value 0.259 (p value = 0.01), body mass index and pad to pad pinch strength with r value of 0.209 (p value = 0.05), body mass index and tip to tip pinch strength with r value of 0.169(p value = 0.05).&#13;
Conclusion: The study shows that there is a significant weak positive correlation between body mass index and Grip strength, body mass index and lateral pinch strength, body mass index and pad to pad pinch strength and body mass index and tip to tip pinch strength.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Body Mass Index</kwd><kwd> Grip strength</kwd><kwd> Lateral pinch strength</kwd><kwd> Pad to Pad pinch strength</kwd><kwd> Tip to Tip pinch strength</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
