US norms give a mean grip of 49.7 kg for the dominant hand of men aged 25–29
US grip strength norms (NIH Toolbox)
The finding
Mean grip ranged from 49.7 kg (dominant hand, men 25–29) down to 18.7 kg (non-dominant hand, women 75–79).
- Authors
- Wang YC, Bohannon RW, Li X, Sindhu B, Kapellusch J
- Published
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 48(9):685–93 · 2018
- Evidence
- Read in the primary source; numbers checked.
- Source
- doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7851
How it was studied
Cross-sectional study of 1,232 participants aged 18–85 from the NIH Toolbox normative phase.
What it does not show
Only the abstract was readable. The age tables and the device model were not checked.
What Longstanding does with it
Not used in the app’s table. Listed so the range of published norms is visible in one place.