Table 3. Maximum bite force means, in newtons, and standard deviations for each age group.

Age group	Men		Women
	n	SD	n	SD
Prepubescent	354.01	134.04	243.71	84.02
Pubescent	285.84	157.51	227.34	198.36
Postpubescent	238.03	87.89	148.73	69.11
Young adult	262.28	98.14	345.26	59.73
Adult	284.90	229.57	304.96	115.41
Independent of age group	285.01	149.17	253.99	131.00

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.