Table 1.
Descriptive data of normal grip and pinch strength (kg), dominant hand (n = 978)
| Age | Grip | Pinch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | |||||
| m | s | m | s | m | s | m | s | |
| 18-19 | 51.2 | 6.6 | 32.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 20-24 | 53.9 | 8.7 | 33.4 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| 25-29 | 53.0 | 7.5 | 34.3 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| 30-34 | 55.0 | 7.1 | 33.8 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 35-39 | 55.9 | 7.9 | 35.8 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| 40-44 | 54.2 | 8.1 | 36.0 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| 45-49 | 51.8 | 8.3 | 34.1 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| 50-54 | 50.8 | 9.1 | 33.7 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 55-59 | 53.6 | 8.6 | 31.9 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| 60-64 | 47.9 | 6.4 | 28.7 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| 65-69 | 43.0 | 6.8 | 29.5 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| 70-74 | 41.7 | 8.9 | 26.4 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| 75-79 | 36.8 | 9.7 | 25.0 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| 80-84 | 30.7 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| ≥85 | 22.4 | 6.2 | 16.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
Age in years. n = number of subjects. M = male, F = female. m = arithmetic mean, s = standard deviation.