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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for handgrip strength by gender, hand, and age group

From: Biological ageing and the risk of decreased handgrip strength among community-dwelling older adult Indians: a cross-sectional study

Age group

Men (n = 15,098)

Dominant right hand

Nondominant left hand

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

60–64

27.4 ± 7.0

27.1—27.6

25.2 ± 6.8

25.0—25.5

65–69

25.4 ± 7.0

25.1—25.6

23.3 ± 6.6

23.0—23.5

70–74

23.5 ± 6.8

23.2—23.8

21.5 ± 6.5

21.1—21.8

75–79

21.9 ± 6.6

21.4—22.3

20.0 ± 6.3

19.6—20.4

80–84

20.4 ± 6.4

19.9—21.0

18.2 ± 6.1

17.7—18.8

≥ 85

17.7 ± 6.2

17.1—18.2

15.9 ± 5.8

15.4—16.4

 

Women (n = 16,366)

60–64

17.9 ± 5.0

17.7—18.1

16.2 ± 4.7

16.0—16.3

65–69

16.7 ± 5.0

16.5—16.9

15.0 ± 4.7

14.8—15.1

70–74

15.1 ± 4.8

14.8—15.3

13.4 ± 4.5

13.2—13.7

75–79

13.9 ± 4.6

13.6—14.2

12.5 ± 4.4

12.2—12.7

80–84

12.8 ± 4.5

12.4—13.3

11.2 ± 4.2

10.8—11.6

≥ 85

11.5 ± 4.5

11.1—11.9

10.2 ± 4.0

9.8—10.5

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SD, standard error.