Trial reportPloS one2018
Muscular grip strength normative values for a Korean population from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2014-2015.
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- Association between relative handgrip strength and glycemic control among male automobile manufacturing workers using vibration tools in South Korea.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2026Article
- Association between bioelectrical impedance analysis parameters and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease relative to handgrip strength in children and adolescents in Korea: A comparative study.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Article
- Grip strength as a simple method to predict postoperative delirium after lower extremity surgery in the elderly: a prospective diagnostic evaluation.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026Article
- Establishing normative pinch and grip strengths across adult age groups in Singapore.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Reference Values of Handgrip and Lower Extremity Strength for Vietnamese Men and Women: The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- The relationship between grandparental childcare experience and relative handgrip strength among middle-aged and older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Physical Performance Level and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Female Patients with Distal Radius Fracture.Journal of bone metabolism · 2024Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Martin Vigorimeter for Grip Strength Measurement in Korean Adults.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
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- Reference values for Jamar+ digital dynamometer hand grip strength in healthy adults and in adults with non-communicable diseases or osteoarthritis: the Norwegian Tromsø study 2015-2016.European journal of ageing · 2023Article
- Functional Capacity of Noninstitutionalized Older Adults from Northwest Mexico: Reference Values.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessment of existing anthropometric indices for screening sarcopenic obesity in older adults.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Handgrip strength assessment at baseline in addition to bone parameters could potentially predict the risk of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Association of high body mass index, waist circumference, and body fat percentage with sarcopenia in older women.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Chair stand test as a proxy for physical performance and muscle strength in sarcopenia diagnosis: the Korean frailty and aging cohort study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- The Effect of Gender and Arm Anatomical Position on the Hand Grip Strength and Fatigue Resistance during Sustained Maximal Handgrip Effort.Journal of biomedical physics & engineering · 2022Article
- Sex-Specific Differences in Lower Body Fat Distribution and Association with Physical Performance among Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical capability in a rural birth cohort at the age of 52: association with early environmental, nutritional, and developmental factors.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionMuscle weakness is linked to a range of adverse health outcomes across the lifespan including mortality, morbidity, and disability. Because lifestyles and body composition are quite different between Western and Asian countries, there is an urgent need to establish normative grip strength values for individuals of Asian descent. This study presents normative data for hand grip strength in a Korean population-representative sample.
methodsA sample of 11,073 individuals (age 10-80 years) was included from the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2014-2015. Isometric grip strength was assessed using a handheld dynamometer. Relative grip strength was calculated as the maximum absolute grip strength divided by body mass index. Means, standard error, and quintiles for grip strength and relative grip strength were analyzed per 5-year age group for each sex. To create growth charts for grip strength and relative grip strength, parametric quantile regression was used.
resultsIn males, absolute grip strength increased quickly starting from 10 years of age until approximately 20 years of age. In females, there was gradual growth until approximately 15 years of age. Grip strength continued to increase until a peak between ages 30 and 39 years, and then declined from midlife onwards in both sexes. Our data showed that the prevalence of weak grip strength increased rapidly in late adult life based on a T-score of -2 standard deviations below the sex-specific peak mean (equivalent to 33 kg in males and 20 kg in females). Approximately 20% of subjects had weak grip strength at age 65-69 years.
conclusionThis was the first study to establish normative reference values for grip strength across the lifespan in a Korean population aged 10-80 years. Percentiles of grip strength will inform clinical assessments and will help identify thresholds for the identification of muscle weakness.
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