Table 2 Values of handgrip strength of Portuguese older women and men, stratified by age and height
From: Handgrip strength values of Portuguese older adults: a population based study
Age range (years) | Height range (cm) | n (%) | Handgrip strength (Kgf) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean (SD) | 85% of mean | min-max | P10 | P15 | P25 | P50 | P75 | P85 | P90 | |||
Women, n = 868 | ||||||||||||
[65–75[ | <148 | 97 (11.2) | 18.7 (4.6) | 15.9 | 7.9–30.1 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 25.1 |
[148–153[ | 154 (17.7) | 19.8 (5.5) | 16.8 | 3.8–32.9 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 20.5 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 25.9 | |
≥153 | 172 (19.8) | 21.1 (5.5) | 17.9 | 9.6–35.5 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 25.4 | 27.0 | 28.3 | |
[75–85[ | <148 | 122 (14.1) | 15.3 (4.1) | 13.0 | 4.8–25.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 15.1 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 20.7 |
[148–153[ | 109 (12.5) | 16.8 (4.7) | 14.3 | 4.3–28.2 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 22.9 | |
≥153 | 97 (11.2) | 17.9 (4.7) | 15.2 | 6.3–30.7 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 23.7 | |
≥85 | <148 | 70 (8.1) | 13.4 (3.8) | 11.4 | 6.0–24.3 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 18.3 |
[148–153[ | 28 (3.2) | 14.8 (3.7) | 12.6 | 6.7–21.1 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 19.5 | |
≥153 | 19 (2.2) | 16.9 (3.9) | 14.4 | 9.1–22.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 18.0 | 19.4 | 22.1 | 22.7 | |
Men, n = 628 | ||||||||||||
[65–75[ | <161 | 92 (14.6) | 28.6 (7.9) | 24.3 | 9.6–48.0 | 16.9 | 18.8 | 23.7 | 29.3 | 34.5 | 35.1 | 38.2 |
[161–167[ | 118 (18.8) | 32.6 (8.4) | 27.7 | 11.2–51.4 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 26.3 | 32.8 | 38.9 | 41.8 | 43.8 | |
≥167 | 144 (22.9) | 36.9 (9.2) | 31.4 | 9.4–58.9 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 31.1 | 38.5 | 43.9 | 45.8 | 47.3 | |
[75–85[ | <161 | 86 (13.7) | 25.5 (7.7) | 21.7 | 2.3–41.5 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 20.8 | 25.9 | 30.1 | 33.6 | 34.9 |
[161–167[ | 77 (12.3) | 27.5 (6.8) | 23.4 | 5.2–46.4 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 27.4 | 32.1 | 34.0 | 35.2 | |
≥167 | 55 (8.8) | 30.4 (6.4) | 25.8 | 13.7–43.0 | 23.0 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 30.9 | 34.2 | 38.8 | 40.2 | |
≥85 | <161 | 29 (4.6) | 19.1 (4.6) | 16.2 | 6.2–30.6 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 25.2 |
[161–167[ | 16 (2.5) | 23.9 (6.2) | 20.3 | 12.9–36.5 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 24.5 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 34.5 | |
≥167 | 11 (1.8) | 29.2 (9.0) | 24.8 | 21.2–46.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 26.1 | 32.8 | 45.8 | 45.9 | |