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Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics presented as mean (SD)

From: Wrist flexion and extension torques measured by highly sensitive dynamometer in healthy subjects from 5 to 80 years

Age (year)

Sex

n

Height (cm)

Body mass (kg)

Body fat mass (%)

Forearm circumference (mm)

Hand circumference (mm)

Hand length (mm)

Wrist flexion (N.m)

Wrist extension (N.m)

         

Left

Right

Left

Right

5-9

F

12

127.8 (10.4)

28.3 (7.8)

24.0 (4.5)

18.5 (1.7)

15.5 (1.0)

14.3 (1.2)

3.6 (0.7)

3.4 (1.0)

2.4 (1.1)

2.5 (1.0)

M

14

118.5 (8.4)

22.8 (4.8)

13.9 (4.9)

17.2 (1.3)

15.2 (0.7)

13.2 (0.8)

3.2 (1.2)

2.9 (0.8)

1.7 (0.7)

2.0 (0.7)

10-14

F

9

154.1 (11.2)

44.1 (11.5)

23.6 (3.9)

20.9 (2.2)

17.5 (0.8)

16.6 (0.9)

5.9 (1.9)

5.9 (1.6)

4.1 (1.5)

4.7 (1.8)

M

11

155.5 (10.4)

44.8 (9.9)

16.7 (4.5)

21.3 (1.8)

18.5 (1.0)

17.1 (1.0)

7.4 (3.2)

7.2 (2.8)

5.0 (1.6)

4.9 (1.3)

15-19

F

15

164.6 (5.0)

59.4 (11.4)

26.3 (6.1)

23.5 (2.0)

18.5 (0.9)

17.6 (0.9)

8.1 (2.3)

8.2 (2.7)

6.5 (1.1)

6.6 (1.6)

M

10

182.0 (6.7)

74.9 (15.8)

15.4 (7.2)

26.4 (1.9)

21.3 (1.2)

19.9 (1.1)

14.0 (2.8)

13.8 (2.8)

9.6 (2.5)

10.1 (3.2)

20-29

F

32

167.2 (6.7)

64.4 (15.9)

29.6 (6.8)

23.7 (2.3)

18.9 (0.9)

17.9 (0.9)

8.2 (1.8)

8.2 (1.9)

6.0 (1.4)

6.5 (1.6)

M

27

177.8 (4.9)

74.9 (10.3)

17.3 (5.7)

26.8 (1.6)

21.4 (0.8)

19.6 (0.7)

14.2 (3.2)

14.5 (2.8)

10.7 (2.4)

11.4 (2.1)

30-39

F

31

164.5 (5.8)

62.8 (10.1)

28.5 (7.9)

23.8 (2.1)

18.9 (1.7)

17.8 (1.0)

8.0 (1.9)

8.4 (1.8)

6.0 (1.8)

6.5 (2.1)

M

32

176.5 (6.6)

76.4 (12.9)

18.7 (7.2)

26.5 (2.1)

21.5 (0.9)

19.3 (0.9)

13.3 (2.9)

13.4 (2.9)

9.1 (2.4)

10.2 (2.4)

40-49

F

32

163.8 (5.0)

62.4 (8.9)

28.5 (8.3)

23.4 (1.7)

19.0 (0.7)

17.7 (0.8)

8.3 (1.6)

8.0 (1.5)

5.4 (1.3)

6.4 (1.6)

M

26

176.4 (6.1)

77.3 (12.9)

17.9 (5.5)

27.3 (2.0)

22.2 (1.0)

19.6 (1.0)

14.1 (2.9)

13.8 (2.8)

10.6 (2.5)

11.5 (2.4)

50-59

F

29

162.2 (6.1)

63.9 (10.7)

29.8 (7.6)

23.9 (1.8)

19.5 (0.8)

17.9 (0.8)

8.1 (1.7)

7.5 (1.4)

5.4 (1.1)

5.8 (0.9)

M

11

178.3 (7.4)

78.8 (10.2)

19.0 (4.6)

27.1 (1.4)

22.3 (0.5)

20.0 (1.1)

13.6 (2.8)

13.9 (1.9)

9.7 (2.0)

10.6 (2.2)

60-69

F

21

160.2 (7.3)

62.8 (10.6)

29.8 (6.8)

23.2 (1.6)

19.4 (0.8)

17.8 (1.0)

7.5 (4.5)

6.8 (4.3)

5.6 (4.7)

5.7 (4.7)

M

11

172.7 (6.8)

84.7 (13.0)

24.2 (5.5)

27.5 (1.9)

22.1 (1.0)

19.2 (1.0)

12.1 (2.9)

12.2 (3.0)

7.9 (2.0)

8.4 (2.3)

70-79

F

17

161.3 (5.0)

62.8 (8.1)

28.8 (7.8)

23.1 (1.5)

19.7 (0.7)

18.3 (0.7)

7.2 (1.6)

6.6 (1.3)

4.2 (1.3)

4.8 (1.5)

M

5

173.2 (5.0)

84.3 (13.1)

22.8 (6.2)

27.6 (1.2)

21.9 (0.5)

19.3 (0.3)

13.5 (3.3)

11.8 (1.6)

8.2 (1.5)

8.3 (2.5)

  1. Forearm, hand circumference and hand length are presented as a mean of the left and right side.