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Table 2
Reference equation coefficients for selected percentiles for maximum, right-hand and left-hand grip strength for ages 6 to 79, by sex, based on a healthy household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013 combined Table 2
Reference equation coefficients for selected percentiles for maximum, right-hand and left-hand grip strength for ages 6 to 79, by sex, based on a healthy household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013 combined

Table 2
Reference equation coefficients for selected percentiles for maximum, right-hand and left-hand grip strength for ages 6 to 79, by sex, based on a healthy household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013 combined
Table summary
This table displays the results of Reference equation coefficients for selected percentiles for maximum. The information is grouped by Sex and percentile of grip strength (appearing as row headers), Grip strength, Maximum, Right hand and Left hand, calculated using Intercept, Age, Height and Weight units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Sex and percentile of grip strength	Grip strength
	Maximum						Right hand						Left hand
	Intercept	Age	Age ²	Height	Height ²	Weight	Intercept	Age	Age ²	Height	Height ²	Weight	Intercept	Age	Age ²	Height	Height ²	Weight
Males
5^th	53.709	1.123	-0.013	-0.921	0.004	0.076	44.638	1.089	-0.013	-0.806	0.003	0.075	44.688	1.007	-0.012	-0.782	0.003	0.071
10^th	50.786	1.098	-0.013	-0.887	0.004	0.078	45.134	1.041	-0.012	-0.818	0.004	0.069	46.105	1.040	-0.012	-0.817	0.003	0.075
25^th	53.209	1.061	-0.012	-0.936	0.004	0.091	47.149	0.992	-0.012	-0.858	0.004	0.091	46.588	0.979	-0.011	-0.842	0.004	0.083
50^th	50.164	1.076	-0.013	-0.915	0.004	0.100	50.441	1.049	-0.012	-0.924	0.004	0.106	46.955	1.025	-0.012	-0.862	0.004	0.106
75^th	40.693	1.058	-0.013	-0.798	0.004	0.139	40.838	1.030	-0.012	-0.802	0.004	0.140	43.449	1.061	-0.013	-0.829	0.004	0.121
90^th	35.128	1.092	-0.013	-0.727	0.004	0.170	40.950	1.127	-0.013	-0.815	0.004	0.150	46.441	1.074	-0.013	-0.881	0.004	0.149
95^th	35.881	1.083	-0.013	-0.754	0.004	0.172	43.928	1.040	-0.012	-0.871	0.004	0.155	34.059	1.037	-0.012	-0.723	0.004	0.159
Females
5^th	-8.951	0.478	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.038	-9.393	0.448	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.030	-8.717	0.437	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.022
10^th	-9.142	0.443	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.046	-9.474	0.447	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.042	-8.305	0.475	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.031
25^th	-8.657	0.435	-0.005	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.060	-9.348	0.420	-0.005	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.053	-8.633	0.435	-0.005	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.051
50^th	-9.214	0.453	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.069	-9.589	0.453	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.065	-8.257	0.455	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.063
75^th	-8.697	0.483	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.088	-8.449	0.485	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.093	-8.187	0.455	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.083
90^th	-8.083	0.499	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.118	-8.051	0.508	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.110	-8.428	0.507	-0.006	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.100
95^th	-7.352	0.555	-0.007	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.128	-7.430	0.556	-0.007	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.126	-7.496	0.555	-0.007	Note ...: not applicable	0.001	0.113
... not applicable Notes: Age in years, height in centimetres (cm), and weight in kilograms (kg). For example, the 50^th percentile maximum grip strength reference value for a 45-year-old man, 180 cm tall who weighs 90 kg, maximum grip strength = 50.164 * (1.076 (45)) ( -0.013* (4545)) (-0.915 * (180)) * (0.004 (180180)) (0.100(90)) Source:* 2007 to 2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey (combined).

Date modified:: 2017-07-12