Table 1. Measures of central tendency and dispersion of right and left HGS (kg), age and anthropometric variables according to sex in adults and elderly individuals in Rio Branco-AC.
Brazil, 2014.
| Variables | Sample | Population Estimates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Median | CV | |
| Men | |||||||
| HGS R | 496 | 10.0 | 74.0 | 42.6 | 10.17 | 42.2 | 0.239 |
| HGS L | 516 | 6.0 | 67.0 | 40.9 | 9.58 | 40.1 | 0.234 |
| Age | 554 | 18 | 102 | 37.6 | 14.80 | 32.7 | 0.394 |
| Weight (kg) | 554 | 34.4 | 133.7 | 75.3 | 16.70 | 73.0 | 0,222 |
| Height (cm) | 548 | 1.42 | 1.88 | 1.69 | 0.08 | 1.69 | 0.047 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 548 | 13.4 | 46.8 | 26.2 | 5.20 | 25.5 | 0.198 |
| AC (cm) | 550 | 13.0 | 46.0 | 31.3 | 4.78 | 30.9 | 0.153 |
| WC (cm) | 552 | 53.0 | 138.0 | 87.0 | 12.78 | 85.9 | 0.147 |
| HC (cm) | 550 | 53.0 | 148.0 | 97.7 | 9.28 | 96.8 | 0.095 |
| CC (cm) | 548 | 18.0 | 48.0 | 35.5 | 4.09 | 35.8 | 0.115 |
| Women | |||||||
| HGS R | 814 | 6.0 | 51.0 | 27.1 | 6.32 | 26.0 | 0.233 |
| HGS L | 842 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 25.8 | 6.36 | 24.7 | 0.247 |
| Age | 908 | 18 | 109 | 37.6 | 14.72 | 33.3 | 0.391 |
| Weight (kg) | 907 | 25.8 | 120.0 | 66.1 | 13.50 | 64.6 | 0.204 |
| Height (cm) | 902 | 1.29 | 1.95 | 1.58 | 0.07 | 1.57 | 0.044 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 901 | 12.5 | 51.1 | 26.7 | 5.16 | 26.1 | 0.193 |
| AC (cm) | 906 | 10.0 | 47.0 | 29.9 | 4.91 | 29.9 | 0.164 |
| WC (cm) | 907 | 45.0 | 138.3 | 81.3 | 12.14 | 80.0 | 0.149 |
| HC (cm) | 905 | 51.0 | 150.0 | 99.4 | 10.73 | 98.8 | 0.108 |
| CC (cm) | 900 | 14.0 | 81.0 | 34.5 | 4.12 | 34.5 | 0.119 |
HGS R = right hand grip strength; HGS L = left hand grip strength; BMI = body mass index; AC = arm circumference; WC = waist circumference; HC = hip circumference; CC = calf circumference; n = sample size; Min = minimum; Max = maximum SD = Standard Deviation (Estimated by Taylor Series Linearization Method); CV = coefficient of variation.