Figure 2
Maximum, right-hand and left-hand grip strength (in kilograms), by age and sex, based on reference 50th percentile equations for Canadians aged 6 to 79

Figure 2 Maximum, right-hand and left-hand grip strength (in kilograms), by age and sex, based on reference 50th percentile equations for Canadians aged 6 to 79

Data table for Chart 2
Data table for Chart 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 2. The information is grouped by Age (appearing as row headers), max (males), left (males), right (males), max (females), left (females) and right (females), calculated using grip strength (kg) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age max (males) left (males) right (males) max (females) left (females) right (females)
grip strength (kg)
6 8.0 7.3 7.5 6.9 6.5 6.9
7 9.6 8.8 9.1 8.8 8.2 8.8
8 11.3 10.5 10.8 10.7 10.0 10.7
9 13.4 12.4 12.9 12.5 11.6 12.5
10 15.4 14.3 14.8 14.6 13.5 14.6
11 18.1 16.9 17.5 17.1 15.8 17.1
12 21.0 19.7 20.5 19.5 17.9 19.5
13 24.9 23.3 24.3 21.5 19.8 21.5
14 29.1 27.4 28.6 23.3 21.4 23.3
15 33.2 31.2 32.6 24.4 22.4 24.4
16 36.4 34.3 35.8 25.0 23.1 25.0
17 38.4 36.2 37.8 25.3 23.4 25.3
18 39.9 37.7 39.3 25.6 23.7 25.6
19 41.2 39.0 40.7 25.9 23.9 25.9
20 41.8 39.5 41.2 26.2 24.2 26.2
21 42.4 40.1 41.8 26.4 24.4 26.4
22 42.9 40.6 42.3 26.6 24.6 26.6
23 43.4 41.0 42.8 26.8 24.8 26.8
24 43.9 41.5 43.2 27.0 25.0 27.0
25 44.4 41.9 43.7 27.2 25.2 27.2
26 44.8 42.4 44.1 27.3 25.4 27.3
27 45.2 42.7 44.5 27.5 25.5 27.5
28 45.6 43.1 44.8 27.6 25.7 27.6
29 46.0 43.5 45.2 27.8 25.8 27.8
30 46.3 43.8 45.5 27.9 25.9 27.9
31 46.6 44.1 45.8 28.0 26.0 28.0
32 46.9 44.3 46.0 28.1 26.1 28.1
33 47.2 44.6 46.3 28.2 26.2 28.2
34 47.4 44.8 46.5 28.3 26.3 28.3
35 47.6 45.0 46.7 28.3 26.4 28.3
36 47.8 45.2 46.8 28.4 26.4 28.4
37 48.0 45.3 47.0 28.4 26.5 28.4
38 48.1 45.4 47.1 28.5 26.5 28.5
39 48.2 45.5 47.2 28.5 26.5 28.5
40 48.3 45.6 47.2 28.5 26.6 28.5
41 48.3 45.7 47.3 28.5 26.6 28.5
42 48.4 45.7 47.3 28.5 26.6 28.5
43 48.4 45.7 47.3 28.5 26.5 28.5
44 48.4 45.7 47.2 28.4 26.5 28.4
45 48.3 45.6 47.2 28.4 26.5 28.4
46 48.3 45.6 47.1 28.4 26.4 28.4
47 48.2 45.5 47.0 28.3 26.3 28.3
48 48.1 45.4 46.9 28.2 26.3 28.2
49 47.9 45.2 46.7 28.1 26.2 28.1
50 47.7 45.1 46.5 28.0 26.1 28.0
51 47.6 44.9 46.3 27.9 26.0 27.9
52 47.3 44.7 46.1 27.8 25.8 27.8
53 47.1 44.4 45.8 27.7 25.7 27.7
54 46.8 44.2 45.5 27.5 25.6 27.5
55 46.5 43.9 45.2 27.4 25.4 27.4
56 46.2 43.6 44.9 27.2 25.2 27.2
57 45.9 43.3 44.5 27.0 25.1 27.0
58 45.5 42.9 44.1 26.8 24.9 26.8
59 45.1 42.5 43.7 26.6 24.7 26.6
60 44.7 42.1 43.3 26.4 24.5 26.4
61 44.3 41.7 42.8 26.2 24.2 26.2
62 43.8 41.2 42.3 25.9 24.0 25.9
63 43.3 40.8 41.8 25.7 23.8 25.7
64 42.8 40.3 41.3 25.4 23.5 25.4
65 42.2 39.8 40.7 25.2 23.2 25.2
66 41.7 39.2 40.1 24.9 23.0 24.9
67 41.1 38.6 39.5 24.6 22.7 24.6
68 40.5 38.0 38.9 24.3 22.4 24.3
69 39.8 37.4 38.2 24.0 22.1 24.0
70 39.1 36.8 37.5 23.7 21.7 23.7
71 38.5 36.1 36.8 23.3 21.4 23.3
72 37.7 35.4 36.1 23.0 21.1 23.0
73 37.0 34.7 35.3 22.6 20.7 22.6
74 36.2 34.0 34.5 22.3 20.3 22.3
75 35.4 33.2 33.7 21.9 20.0 21.9
76 34.6 32.4 32.9 21.5 19.6 21.5
77 33.8 31.6 32.0 21.1 19.2 21.1
78 32.9 30.8 31.2 20.7 18.7 20.7
79 32.0 29.9 30.2 20.3 18.3 20.3
Notes : Les équations de référence utilisent les valeurs médianes de la taille et du poids tirées des courbes de croissance de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé adaptées pour le Canada.
max = force de préhension maximale
droite = force de préhension de la main droite
gauche = force de préhension de la main gauche
Source : Enquête canadienne sur les mesures de la santé, 2007 à 2013 (équations de référence).

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