Reference values and determinants for handgrip strength in healthy subjects

• Published in: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 357 - 362
• Main Authors: Budziareck, Michele Berçôt, Pureza Duarte, Rodrigo Roig, Barbosa-Silva, Maria Cristina G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2008
• Subjects: Adductor pollicis muscle; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Dynamometry; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Hand - physiology; Hand Strength - physiology; Handgrip strength; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Muscular function assessment; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional assessment; Reference Values; Sex Distribution; Nutritional assessment; Dynamometry; Muscular function assessment; Handgrip strength; Adductor pollicis muscle; Reference values

To determine reference values and associated factors for handgrip strength among healthy adults. Three hundred well nourished (SGA category A) subjects were studied, aged 18–90 years. Handgrip strength (HS) was determined using a hand dynamometer. Adductor pollicis muscle (APM) thickness and other a...