Table 2.
Characteristics of grip and key pinch strength and Locomo 25 score and EuroQOL of participants according to age clusters.
| Age group | Total examined member |
Dominant handgrip (kg) |
Non- dominant handgrip (kg) |
Dominant key pinch (kg) |
Non- dominant key pinch (kg) |
Locomo25 score (point) |
EuroQOL index score |
EuroQOL VAS (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||
| <50 | 9 | 22.5 (6.1) | 25.4 (10.7) | 8.2 (2.7) | 7.5 (2.6) | 6.3 (5.8) | 0.85 (0.18) | 65.0 (29.0) |
| 50–59 | 10 | 22.6 (4.0) | 22.3 (5.2) | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.8 (1.9) | 5.1 (5.5) | 0.78 (0.32) | 75.5 (22.1) |
| 60–69 | 18 | 23.9 (7.1) | 22.1 (8.1) | 6.9 (1.8) | 6.8 (1.9) | 5.2 (5.0) | 0.79 (0.14) | 57.5 (21.8) |
| 70–79 | 21 | 25.9 (6.9) | 25.6 (8.6) | 7.9 (1.9) | 7.6 (1.9) | 8.1 (7.5) | 0.80 (0.18) | 63.8 (25.8) |
| 80– | 11 | 25.8 (8.3) | 27.7 (12.2) | 8.2 (2.3) | 8.0 (2.3) | 10.6 (12.4) | 0.74 (0.36) | 72.0 (20.5) |
| Total | 69 | 24.5 (6.7) | 24.6 (9.0) | 7.5 (2.1) | 7.3 (2.1) | 7.0 (7.5) | 0.79 (0.23) | 65.1 (24.0) |
| Women | ||||||||
| <50 | 24 | 23.1 (5.0) | 22.1 (6.7) | 7.0 (1.9) | 6.6 (1.8) | 3.3 (3.3) | 0.86 (0.21) | 68.0 (23.6) |
| 50–59 | 31 | 27.8 (8.6) | 27.4 (7.1) | 7.8 (2.2) | 7.5 (2.1) | 9.1 (11.8) | 0.89 (0.11) | 75.1 (19.2) |
| 60–69 | 45 | 25.7 (6.4) | 24.6 (8.2) | 7.6 (2.2) | 7.6 (2.3) | 10.6 (11.3) | 0.80 (0.26) | 64.3 (24.7) |
| 70–79 | 33 | 24.9 (6.7) | 24.4 (7.8) | 7.5 (2.1) | 7.2 (2.1) | 12.8 (14.3) | 0.80 (0.16) | 68.8 (21.6) |
| 80– | 12 | 27.0 (7.3) | 26.3 (7.3) | 8.1 (2.4) | 7.8 (2.1) | 28.9 (15.8)a,b,c,d | 0.82 (0.13) | 55.3 (18.5) |
| Total | 145 | 25.7 (7.9) | 24.9 (7.9) | 7.6 (2.1) | 7.3 (2.1) | 11.0 (13.1) | 0.83 (0.19) | 67.6 (22.6) |
Mean values are shown with the standard deviation.
SD: standard deviation
a. Significantly different (p< .05) from values of the younger-than-50-years-old age group
b. Significantly different (p< .05) from values of the 50s age group
c. Significantly different (p< .05) from values of the 60s age group
d. Significantly different (p< .05) from values of the 70s age group