Table 2.

Means and standard deviations (SD) of hand-grip strength (kg) by age, sex and ethnicity groups

	Females					Males
		Total	Chinese	Malay	Indian		Total	Chinese	Malay	Indian
Age group (years)	n	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	n	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
60–64	322	18.17(5.16)	18.58(4.78)	15.83(4.14)	18.01(4.82)	294	31.14(7.85)	31.24(7.63)	30.36(9.23)	28.97(6.83)
65–69	261	18.61(4.20)	18.93(3.98)	15.85(4.14)	17.06(4.58)	216	29.31(7.15)	29.80(7.24)	27.27(6.32)	27.37(6.76)
70–74	153	16.39(4.22)	16.61(4.61)	14.66(4.31)	16.26(4.90)	124	26.34(5.39)	26.36(5.44)	24.80(6.18)	24.07(6.33)
75–79	189	14.74(5.85)	15.29(5.65)	12.08(4.72)	13.38(4.59)	136	23.68(6.60)	23.80(6.16)	24.27(10.10)	22.57(6.76)
80–84	86	13.82(4.80)	14.12(4.74)	10.75(4.96)	12.68(4.78)	91	24.16(7.81)	24.27(6.34)	24.80(9.92)	23.77(7.79)
85+	83	12.36(5.47)	12.79(6.47)	10.34(6.60)	11.24(5.57)	88	18.46(13.77)	18.12(13.21)	18.97(12.47)	18.14(12.18)