Table 5. Three-jaw pinch strength (in kg) by age and gender .

Age (yr)	Three-jaw pinch (kg)
	Men					Women					All
	n	Hand*	Mean (SD)	Min-Max		n	Hand*	Mean (SD)	Min-Max		n	Hand*	Mean (SD)	Min-Max
7-10	42	D	2.7 (0.6)	1.7-4.2		48	D	3.4 (0.8)	1.7-5.2		90	D	3.1 (0.8)	1.7-5.2
		ND	2.6 (0.6)	1.5-4.0			ND	3.1 (0.7)	1.5-4.7			ND	2.9 (0.7)	1.5-4.7
11-15	45	D	5.5 (1.2)	2.7-8.2		51	D	5.6 (1.6)	3.0-9.7		96	D	5.6 (1.4)	2.7-9.7
		ND	5.3 (1.1)	3.0-7.5			ND	5.2 (1.5)	2.7-9.7			ND	5.2 (1.3)	2.7-9.7
16-20	50	D	7.5 (1.5)	5.0-14.7		58	D	6.0 (1.2)	3.7-9.7		108	D	6.7 (1.6)	3.7-14.7
		ND	7.1 (0.8)	4.7-10.0			ND	5.6 (1.2)	3.5-9.7			ND	6.3 (1.3)	3.5-10.0
21-25	58	D	8.2 (1.7)	4.2-11.5		59	D	6.0 (1.0)	3.5-9.2		117	D	7.1 (1.8)	3.5-11.5
		ND	7.8 (1.4)	4.5-11.0			ND	5.7 (1.0)	4.0-8.2			ND	6.7 (1.6)	4.0-11.0
26-30	47	D	8.2 (1.1)	5.5-11.0		53	D	5.7 (0.7)	4.0-7.0		100	D	6.8 (1.5)	4.0-11.0
		ND	7.4 (1.2)	3.5-10.0			ND	5.1 (0.7)	3.2-7.2			ND	6.2 (1.5)	3.2-10.0
Total	242	D	6.6 (2.4)	1.7-14.7		269	D	5.4 (1.4)	1.7-9.7		511	D	5.9 (2.0)	1.7-14.7
		ND	6.2 (2.1)	1.5-11.0			ND	5.0 (1.4)	1.5-9.7			ND	5.6 (1.9)	1.5-11.0

D= Dominant hand; ND= Non-dominant hand