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Methods: Selected upper limb anthropometric parameters and maximal HGS of 42 female volleyball players and 40 non-athletes were measured. Results: Players exhibited higher values in almost all variables studied than non-athletes. The differences were statistically significant (p &lt; 0.001) except for body mass index and elbow and wrist diameters. Players showed a moderate correlation between dominant HGS and hand parameters (length r = 0.43 and breadth r = 0.63; p &lt; 0.05). Weak correlations were identified with height, upper arm length, elbow diameter, and hand shape index (r = 0.32 to 0.38; p &lt; 0.05). In the non-dominant hand, a moderate correlation with handbreadth (r = 0.55, p \u2264 0.01) and weak correlations with upper arm length, wrist diameter, hand length, and hand shape index (r = 0.32 to 0.35; p \u2264 0.05) was found. Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of the upper limb anthropometric parameters as predictors of HGS and their utility in athlete selection. Future research should investigate biomechanical factors influencing HGS and injury prevention.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jfmk9030168","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,18]],"date-time":"2024-09-18T00:51:43Z","timestamp":1726620703000},"page":"168","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Handgrip Strength and Upper Limb Anthropometric Characteristics among Latin American Female Volleyball Players"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Mar\u00eda Alejandra","family":"Camacho-Villa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"},{"name":"Pain Study Group (GED), Physical Therapy School, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-6493-277X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jhon","family":"Hurtado-Alcoser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Activity and Sport Program, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andr\u00e9s Santiago","family":"Jerez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Activity and Sport Program, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan Carlos","family":"Saavedra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0660-7458","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Erika Tatiana","family":"Paredes Prada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeimy Andrea","family":"Merch\u00e1n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7541-0704","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fernando","family":"Millan-Domingo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"},{"name":"Freshage Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, CIBERFES, Fundaci\u00f3n Investigaci\u00f3n Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario\/INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos","family":"Silva-Polan\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Body, Physical Activity and Sport Study Group (GECAFD), Sports Department, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6854-5988","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adri\u00e1n","family":"De la Rosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science and Innovation Research Group (GICED), Unidades Tecnol\u00f3gicas de Santander (UTS), Bucaramanga 680006, Colombia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"902","article-title":"Physiological and Anthropometric Characteristics of Australian Junior National, State, and Novice Volleyball Players","volume":"21","author":"Gabbett","year":"2007","journal-title":"J. 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