Table 2 Means and standard deviations (SD) of hand-grip strength (kg) by age, sex and ethnicity groups

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)