The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth

Abstract Natural disasters (NDs) experienced by women and their children during prenatal and infant growth may have long-lasting effects on offspring’s development. Handgrip strength (HGS) is one of the measures of muscular strength and an indicator of health status. This study compared HGS in child...

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Autores principales:	Sławomir Kozieł, Raja Chakraborty, Kaushik Bose, Zofia Ignasiak, Aleksandra Gomula, Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:58a62c9c1cb24da4868d35b4c8e4f6bb2021-12-02T14:24:56ZThe effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth10.1038/s41598-021-86845-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/58a62c9c1cb24da4868d35b4c8e4f6bb2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86845-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Natural disasters (NDs) experienced by women and their children during prenatal and infant growth may have long-lasting effects on offspring’s development. Handgrip strength (HGS) is one of the measures of muscular strength and an indicator of health status. This study compared HGS in children exposed to cyclone Aila in India during their prenatal and infant growth compared to a control group from a non-affected, adjacent area. The total sample involved 444 boys and 423 girls aged 7–9 years, categorised into 3 groups: prenatally exposed to Aila, exposed to Aila in infancy, and the control group, non-exposed to Aila. Results revealed that prenatally exposed children of both sexes had significantly lower HGS than the controls (at least, p < 0.001 in boys; p < 0.05 in girls). On the other hand, the postnatally exposed boys, but not the girls, showed lower HGS than the controls. A significant effect of a group factor (ND exposure) on HGS was observed even after controlling for confounding variables (age, height, BMI, birth weight, gestational age; at least, p < 0.05). Our findings indicate that prenatal or early postnatal experience of a ND may have association with impaired HGS in prepubertal children.Sławomir KoziełRaja ChakrabortyKaushik BoseZofia IgnasiakAleksandra GomulaNatalia Nowak-SzczepanskaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Sławomir Kozieł Raja Chakraborty Kaushik Bose Zofia Ignasiak Aleksandra Gomula Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
description	Abstract Natural disasters (NDs) experienced by women and their children during prenatal and infant growth may have long-lasting effects on offspring’s development. Handgrip strength (HGS) is one of the measures of muscular strength and an indicator of health status. This study compared HGS in children exposed to cyclone Aila in India during their prenatal and infant growth compared to a control group from a non-affected, adjacent area. The total sample involved 444 boys and 423 girls aged 7–9 years, categorised into 3 groups: prenatally exposed to Aila, exposed to Aila in infancy, and the control group, non-exposed to Aila. Results revealed that prenatally exposed children of both sexes had significantly lower HGS than the controls (at least, p < 0.001 in boys; p < 0.05 in girls). On the other hand, the postnatally exposed boys, but not the girls, showed lower HGS than the controls. A significant effect of a group factor (ND exposure) on HGS was observed even after controlling for confounding variables (age, height, BMI, birth weight, gestational age; at least, p < 0.05). Our findings indicate that prenatal or early postnatal experience of a ND may have association with impaired HGS in prepubertal children.
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author	Sławomir Kozieł Raja Chakraborty Kaushik Bose Zofia Ignasiak Aleksandra Gomula Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska
author_facet	Sławomir Kozieł Raja Chakraborty Kaushik Bose Zofia Ignasiak Aleksandra Gomula Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska
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title	The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
title_short	The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
title_full	The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
title_fullStr	The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
title_full_unstemmed	The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
title_sort	effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/58a62c9c1cb24da4868d35b4c8e4f6bb
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The effect of a natural disaster on handgrip strength in prepubertal Indian children exposed to a severe cyclone during the prenatal and early postnatal growth

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