Supplementary Table 7.
ACSM Fitness Classifications for Grip Strength by Age Group and Sex.
Sex | Category | kg | 20–29 (n) | kg | 30–39 (n) | kg | 40–49 (n) | kg | 50–59 (n) | kg | 60–69 (n) |
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Male | Poor | ≤ 83 | 0 | ≤ 83 | 19 | ≤ 79 | 5 | ≤ 75 | 1 | ≤ 72 | 1 |
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Fair | 84 – 94 | 0 | 84 – 94 | 35 | 80 – 87 | 9 | 76 – 83 | 1 | 73 – 83 | 0 | |
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Good | 95 – 103 | 0 | 95 – 103 | 40 | 88 – 96 | 9 | 84 – 91 | 1 | 84 – 90 | 0 | |
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Very Good | 104 – 114 | 0 | 104 – 114 | 41 | 97 – 107 | 13 | 92– 100 | 1 | 91 – 99 | 0 | |
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Excellent | ≥ 115 | 0 | ≥ 115 | 36 | ≥ 108 | 6 | ≥ 101 | 1 | ≥ 100 | 0 | |
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Female | Poor | ≤ 51 | 0 | ≤ 50 | 4 | ≤ 48 | 5 | ≤ 44 | 0 | ≤ 40 | 0 |
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Fair | 52 – 57 | 0 | 51 – 57 | 11 | 49 – 53 | 7 | 45 – 48 | 0 | 41 – 44 | 0 | |
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Good | 58 – 62 | 0 | 58 – 62 | 13 | 54 – 60 | 2 | 49 – 53 | 0 | 45 – 47 | 0 | |
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Very Good | 63 – 69 | 1 | 63 – 70 | 16 | 61 – 68 | 5 | 54 – 60 | 1 | 48 – 53 | 1 | |
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Excellent | ≥ 70 | 0 | ≥ 71 | 16 | ≥ 69 | 3 | ≥ 61 | 0 | ≥ 54 | 1 |
Notes: ACSM = American College of Sports Medicine; kg = kilograms.; Column headers (e.g., 20–29 (n), 30–39 (n)) indicate the number of participants within each age group.