Electromyogram, hand grip strength and time to fatigue in matched samples of vegetarians and non-vegetarians
Journal Title: National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Nutritional content of diet of vegetarian (V) and non-vegetarian (NV) differs in terms of food composition, and vegetarian diets are often low in protein, probably causing a difference in body composition, structure and strength characteristics. Aims and Objectives: To compare the electromyogram (EMG), hand grip strength (HGS) and time to fatigue in matched groups V and NV. Materials and Methods: Anthropometrically matched 50 V and 50 NV males in the age group 17-19 were recruited for the study. HGS and EMG were recorded with the help of grip force transducer and EMG electrodes using Power lab 8/30 series with dual bioamplifier (AD Instruments Australia, Model No. ML870). Student’s t-test (two-tailed, independent) was used to find the significance of study parameters between two groups. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in HGS, time to fatigue and EMG when compared between matched NV and V. Conclusion: HGS, time to fatigue and EMG where comparable for V and NV.
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Manjunath H, Prabha V, Venkatesh D, Raju H Taklikar
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- EP ID EP290512
- DOI 10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0410907042017
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