Mivacurium Sensitivity at the Adductor Pollicis and Hand Grip Muscles: Differences Between Males and Females

2019 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Heier ◽  
Silke Leonie Bicknell ◽  
Peter MC Wright ◽  
James E Caldwell ◽  
John R Feiner
Keyword(s):  
Adductor Pollicis ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Males And Females

Neuropsychological Implications of Hand Preference versus Hand Grip Performance

1982 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Lewandowski ◽  
David A. Kobus ◽  
Katherine L. Church ◽  
Karl Van Orden
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Hand Preference ◽  
Order Conditions ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Hand Dynamometer ◽  
Hand Performance ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Right

Hand-grip strength, measured by a hand dynamometer, was compared with hand preference for writing in a sample of 173 male and female undergraduate students. Hand preference and performance correlated significantly, but superiority of hand grip for 24% of the subjects did not coincide with the preferred hand. Hand-grip performance was not an accurate predictor of hand preference, and neuropsychological inferences on the basis of hand performance should be made cautiously. No significant differences were found between the right/left ratio scores for males and females, or order conditions.

scholarly journals Analysis of muscle strength and endurance in healthy young adults and association of muscle strength with muscle endurance

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1882
Author(s):  
Jolly Bhattacharjya ◽  
Reeta Baishya ◽  
Bijit Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
General Health ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Muscle Endurance ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Males And Females

Background: Muscle strength has been studied as a predictor of general health and many diseases.  Data on muscle strength of healthy adults are scarce in Assam. Aim of the study was to describe normative data for hand grip muscle strength and endurance among healthy young males and females of age group 18-21. Also, to find out any correlation between muscles strength and endurance.Methods: We have selected 79 healthy volunteers of both sexes of age group 18-21 years. We have measured muscle strength by hand grip dynamometer. Muscle endurance was calculated by asking the subjects to hold the dynamometer at one third of their muscle strength as long as they can.Results: In this study there were 46 males and 33 females. Mean muscle strength among the males is 27.09(SD7.05) and among the females is 10.76(SD6.19). Similarly mean endurance among males is 41.78(SD31.72) and among females is 16.15(SD9.81). These higher values of muscle strength and endurance in males are statistically significant. We have also found positive correlation between muscle strength and endurance in both the sexes.Conclusions: In this study we have seen that muscle strength and endurance of healthy young males are more than that of females. And also, muscle endurance increases with increase in muscle strength.

scholarly journals CORRELATION OF BODY MASS INDEX WITH THE HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND ADDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE THICKNESS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERITEMATOSUS IN A BRAZIL NORTHEAST REFERENCE CENTER

2021 ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Adductor Pollicis ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Adductor Pollicis Muscle ◽  
Reference Center ◽  
Hand Grip

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are autoimmune, chronic and progressive diseases, which can be get worst in the presence of muscle mass loss due to physical inactivity and continuous inflammatory. Therefore, estimate body composition can assist in the treatment of these diseases. Objective: To evaluate the correlation of body mass index with handgrip strength and adductor pollicis muscle thickness in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus followed in a reference center in Brazil. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out in a rheumatology outpatient clinic in a reference center in Northeastern Brazil (Recife / PE). Elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Anthropometric measurements of weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) were taken, in addition to the measurement of body composition: calf circumference (CC), arm circumference (MUAC), adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) and strength of hand grip (HGS). The data were treated using the SPSS version 17.0 for Windows and Excel 2010. Pearson correlation and the Chi-square test were used for analysis. The level of significance was set at 5%. The IMIP Research Bioethics Committee approved the present study under No. 19163619.1.0000.5201 the participants’ guardians signed the Free and Informed Consent Form (ICF). Results: The study included 19 patients aged 60 to 85 years and a mean age of 70.05 years +/- 8.47 SD, 94.74% of whom were female. The BMI, MUAC, CC, APMT and HGS mean of (26.93g / m2 ± 5.75DP), (28.85 ± 4.06DP), (34.79 ± 3.62DP), (11.52 ± 4.437DP) and (10.81 ± 6.77DP) respectively. The BMI showed that 31.26 were overweight, while HGS showed that 66.7% had a deficit in handgrip strength justified by the high prevalence of depletion of the adductor pollicis muscle, which identified that 97.4% showed signs of depletion of this musculature. There was a moderate correlation between BMI, MUAC and CC (r = 0.453) and (r = 0.426), respectively, while for BMI and APMT the correlation was weak (r = 0.348), as well as the correlation between BMI and HGS was r = 0.005. Conclusions: There was a prevalence of eutrophic and overweight elderly people, however with loss of muscle mass and decreased hand grip strength. This may suggest a greater risk for the development of senile sarcopenia.

scholarly journals Hand grip strength and adductor pollicis muscle thickness in patients on palliative care for hepatocellular carcinoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Pagano ◽  
Juliana Maria Faccioli Sicchieri ◽  
Clara Romanholi Passos ◽  
Camila Sanches Manca ◽  
Isabela Laurencio Schiavoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Hand Grip Strength ◽  
Adductor Pollicis ◽  
Adductor Pollicis Muscle ◽  
Hand Grip

Bronchial stereocilia in the immotile cilia syndrome: A case report

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 52-53
Author(s):  
George Price ◽  
Lizardo Cerezo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modifications ◽  
Respiratory Epithelium ◽  
Immotile Cilia ◽  
Kartagener's Syndrome ◽  
Membrane Blebs ◽  
Radial Spokes ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Dynein Arms ◽  
Ultrastructural Finding ◽  
Ultrastructural Findings

Ultrastructural defects of ciliary structure have been known to cause recurrent sino-respiratory infection concurrent with Kartagener's syndrome. (1,2,3) These defects are also known to cause infertility in both males and females. (4) Overall, the defects are defined as the Immotile, or Dyskinetic Cilia Syndrome (DCS). Several ultrastructural findings have been described, including decreased number of cilia, multidirection orientation, fused and compound cilia, membrane blebs, excess matrix in the axoneme, missing outer tubular doublets, translocated doublets, defective radial spokes and dynein arms. A rare but noteworthy ultrastructural finding in DCS is the predominance of microvilli-like structures on the luminal surface of the respiratory epithelium. (5,6) These permanent surface modifications of the apical respiratory epithelium no longer resemble cilia but reflect the ultrastructure of stereocilia, similar to that found in the epidydimal epithelium. Like microvilli, stereocilia are devoid of microtubular ultrastructure in comparison with true cilia.

The dual nature of obesity in metabolic programming: quantity versus quality of adipose tissue

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (18) ◽  
pp. 2447-2451
Author(s):  
Anissa Viveiros ◽  
Gavin Y. Oudit
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Metabolic Programming ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Adipose Tissue Volume ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Metabolically Healthy

Abstract The global prevalence of obesity has been rising at an alarming rate, accompanied by an increase in both childhood and maternal obesity. The concept of metabolic programming is highly topical, and in this context, describes a predisposition of offspring of obese mothers to the development of obesity independent of environmental factors. Research published in this issue of Clinical Science conducted by Litzenburger and colleagues (Clin. Sci. (Lond.) (2020) 134, 921–939) have identified sex-dependent differences in metabolic programming and identify putative signaling pathways involved in the differential phenotype of adipose tissue between males and females. Delineating the distinction between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity is a topic of emerging interest, and the precise nature of adipocytes are key to pathogenesis, independent of adipose tissue volume.

The Hearing Aid Effect in African American and Caucasian Males as Perceived by Female Judges of the Same Race

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Davis ◽  
Rhonda Jackson ◽  
Tina Smith ◽  
William Cooper
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Semantic Differential Scale ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Lay Persons ◽  
Males And Females

Prior studies have proven the existence of the "hearing aid effect" when photographs of Caucasian males and females wearing a body aid, a post-auricular aid (behind-the-ear), or no hearing aid were judged by lay persons and professionals. This study was performed to determine if African American and Caucasian males, judged by female members of their own race, were likely to be judged in a similar manner on the basis of appearance, personality, assertiveness, and achievement. Sixty female undergraduate education majors (30 African American; 30 Caucasian) used a semantic differential scale to rate slides of preteen African American and Caucasian males, with and without hearing aids. The results of this study showed that female African American and Caucasian judges rated males of their respective races differently. The hearing aid effect was predominant among the Caucasian judges across the dimensions of appearance, personality, assertiveness, and achievement. In contrast, the African American judges only exhibited a hearing aid effect on the appearance dimension.

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