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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Nov;58(11):2076–2084. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03154.x

Table 2.

Sample mean and standard deviation of grip, knee, and hip strength by study visit in WHAS II.

Grip Strength (kg) Knee Strength (kg) Hip Strength (kg)

n Mean (SD) n Mean (SD) n Mean (SD)
Baseline 306 23.5 (5.0) 302 21.8 (5.9) 302 18.7 (6.7)
Year 1.5 292 22.3 (4.6) 286 20.0 (5.5) 285 15.8 (5.8)
Year 3 295 18.5 (3.9) 284 19.1 (4.8) 283 12.9 (4.6)
Year 6 244 18.7 (4.6) 244 19.1 (5.0) 241 12.3 (4.3)
Year 7.5 204 17.4 (4.7) 229 16.7 (4.8) 231 12.9 (4.4)
Year 9 206 17.1 (4.9) 202 15.4 (4.8) 204 12.5 (4.4)
Year 10.5 122 17.7 (4.2) 123 15.6 (4.8) - -