Effect of forward head and rounded shoulder posture on hand grip strength in asymptomatic young adults: a cross-sectional study

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics for all dependent variables for each group

Outcomes	Normal group, n = 30	RSP group, n = 34	FHRSP group, n = 38	p value
Age, years	21.33 ± 1.17	20.56 ± 1.44	20.79 ± 1.38	0.208
Height, cm	165.57 ± 8.27	167.18 ± 11.14	168.53 ± 8.54	0.440
Weight, kg	59.20 ± 7.70	62.12 ± 9.86	64.00 ± 8.10	0.079
BMI, kg/m²	21.53 ± 1.65	22.10 ± 1.57	22.45 ± 1.63	0.071
Sex, male/female	16/14	17/17	18/20	0.891
CVA, degrees	55.20 ± 2.78	54.09 ± 2.58	47.03 ± 2.42	0.001*
Rounded shoulder angle, degrees	2.40 ± 0.30	4.17 ± 0.82	4.18 ± 0.89	0.001*

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
BMI body mass index, RSP rounded shoulder posture, FHRSP forward head and rounded shoulder posture
*Significant at p < 0.05