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Table 1 Mean of HGS among respondents by age group

From: Normative reference values and predicting factors of handgrip strength for dominant and non-dominant hands among healthy Malay adults in Malaysia

Age (year)

Male

HGS, kg

  

N

Dominant

Non-dominant

Highest

35–40

208

38.48 (9.40)

36.33 (8.52)

39.43 (9.03)

41–50

487

37.03 (8.27)

34.09 (7.77)

37.82 (7.97)

51–60

481

32.48 (7.88)

30.25 (7.65)

33.20 (7.74)

61–70

248

29.04 (7.72)

27.25 (7.55)

29.93 (7.43)

Age (year)

Female

HGS, kg

N

Dominant

Non-dominant

Highest

35–40

419

22.38 (5.54)

20.10 (5.27)

22.78 (5.36)

41–50

803

22.06 (5.97)

19.81 (5.66)

22.51 (5.83)

51–60

540

19.75 (5.30)

17.74 (5.07)

20.25 (5.13)

61–70

260

18.14 (5.90)

16.53 (5.69)

18.70 (5.84)