Table 3.

Age- and sex-specific LMS values and percentiles for handgrip strength (kg)

	L	M	S	5th	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	95th
Boys (year)
13	0.393	24.8	0.254	15.7	17.5	20.8	24.8	29.3	33.7	36.5
14	0.545	29.5	0.232	19.2	21.3	25.0	29.5	34.3	38.8	41.7
15	0.651	33.2	0.214	22.2	24.5	28.5	33.2	38.1	42.7	45.6
16	0.666	36.0	0.202	24.7	27.1	31.2	36.0	41.0	45.7	48.6
17	0.616	37.3	0.192	26.3	28.6	32.6	37.3	42.3	47.0	49.8
18	0.477	38.2	0.182	27.7	29.8	33.7	38.2	43.0	47.6	50.5
Girls (year)
13	0.447	20.4	0.213	14.0	15.3	17.6	20.4	23.5	26.4	28.3
14	0.225	21.6	0.221	14.8	16.1	18.6	21.6	25.0	28.4	30.6
15	0.056	22.2	0.230	15.1	16.5	19.0	22.2	25.9	29.7	32.2
16	−0.056	22.3	0.240	15.1	16.4	19.0	22.3	26.2	30.4	33.2
17	−0.134	23.2	0.246	15.7	17.1	19.7	23.2	27.5	32.1	35.3
18	−0.165	24.4	0.251	16.4	17.8	20.7	24.4	29.0	34.0	37.5

L, skewness; M, median; S, standard deviation.