The underweight and overweight groups had a lower grip strength and endurance than the normal weight group in males, but not in females. The correlation was weak and it suggested that on both sides of the normal BMI, the hand grip endurance tended to decrease in males as well as in females. The increase in the body fat percentage might decrease the handgrip endurance but not the handgrip strength.

The present study was undertaken to assess the influence of weight on the quality of life (QOL) of students and to compare the QOL in normal, overweight and underweight students. The study group consisted of 241 students comprising of 148 females and 93 male students. They were allocated into four groups according to their BMI. The WHOQOL-BRIEF was used to assess quality of life. We have not observed significant difference in quality of life among normal, overweight and underweight students. We recommend further detailed studies with higher sample size to understand variation of quality of life among normal, overweight, obese and underweight individuals.