Table 1.
Mean Maximum Grip Strength (kg) of Men and Women From the 3HC of EPIC-Norfolk Across BMI Categories, After Stratification of Participants into Sex-Specific Tertiles of Weight and Adjustment for Age
| Weight Tertiles | N | BMI Tertiles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Mean maximum grip strength, in kg (SE) | Height, in cm | Mean maximum grip strength, in kg (SE) | Height, in cm | Mean maximum grip strength, in kg (SE) | Height, in cm | ||
| Men | |||||||
| All | 3,797 | 38.0 (0.20) | 174 | 39.3 (0.20) | 173 | 40.0 (0.20) | 173 |
| 1 | 1,259 | 37.4 (0.23) | 171 | 36.9 (0.40) | 166 | 35.4 (1.32) | 159 |
| 2 | 1,272 | 39.7 (0.39) | 180 | 39.5 (0.26) | 173 | 38.5 (0.42) | 168 |
| 3 | 1,266 | 42.3 (1.40) | 190 | 41.4 (0.41) | 182 | 40.6 (0.22) | 175 |
| Women | |||||||
| All | 4,644 | 23.9 (0.13) | 161 | 24.4 (0.13) | 161 | 24.7 (0.13) | 160 |
| 1 | 1,537 | 23.6 (0.14) | 160 | 22.7 (0.28) | 153 | 20.2 (1.20) | 147 |
| 2 | 1,547 | 25.0 (0.28) | 167 | 24.5 (0.16) | 161 | 23.6 (0.30) | 154 |
| 3 | 1,560 | 26.5 (1.56) | 177 | 25.8 (0.30) | 168 | 25.0 (0.14) | 161 |
Notes: Weight tertiles—men: ≤75.6, 75.7–85.4, and ≥85.5 kg; women: ≤62.0, 62.1–71.7, and ≥71.8 kg. BMI tertiles—men: <25.4, 25.4–28.1, and >28.1kg/m2; women: <24.2, 24.2–27.7, and >27.7 kg/m2. BMI = body mass index.